My parents came up this afternoon to take me out for dinner for my birthday a day early. We went to a restaurant I've been wanting to try for a while called Salts. It was amazing, it's definitely going on my list of favorite restaurants in Cambridge. For my appetizer I had the Venison Pierogi with toasted caraway, black pepper, and butternut squash, which was really yummy. My mom had Smoked Wild Surgeon with fresh horseradish, potato blini and caviar and dad had the Fresh Rabbit Sausage with a pistachio crust and cape cranberries. I have to say that I wish I got the rabbit sausage because I had a taste and it was amazing.
For the main entree I had Mixed Grill of Niman Ranch, maple braised beef short ribs and pork tenderloin with poppy spaetzle with veggies. It was amazing, and quite filling. I think I liked the beef a little bit better than the pork, but both were amazing. My mom had the Long Island Duckling with toasted cinnamon gastric, poached figs and sugar pumpkin flan. I had a taste of that and it was amazing. It looked like it was a good half a duck's worth of meat. And my dad had the Pan Roasted Native Cod with a potato mousseline, cepes, and chives. Which was pretty good, but not my favorite of what I tasted. I was too stuffed for desert, but mom had the maple sugar creme brulee and said it was great.
It was really nice to see them. My parents really are immensely cool and so it was great to see them. And it's always fun going out to eat with them. And now it's time for me to kick back and try and figure out what movie to watch tonight.
