6.062 Bone Marrow

katch4246

11 years ago

6.062

8 (Sun) March 2015

Bone Marrow

0.5

at Todd English Food Hall (SM Aura)

-Bonifacio Global City, Taguig-

with TL

Todd English Food Hall is an American restaurant. Beyond burgers and steaks, many of the menu items per se may not be historically American–pasta, pizza, taco, sushi–but the salmagundi selection reflects a distinctly American melting pot philosophy of food. Part of celebrity chef Todd English’s worldwide restaurant empire, the only one in the Philippines. Extremely popular, judging by the lines to get a table–currently ranked #19 of 377 in Taguig City on TripAdvisor.

The interior design includes open kitchen stations in various corners of the establishment, each dedicated to preparing different things, like a food court, but the customers are seated at tables, where servers take the orders and serve the dishes.

Real pasta, but only for show–made weeks earlier, now inedible.

I had dinner at Todd English’s Kingfish Hall–which was shut down a few years ago following eviction proceedings for unpaid rents–in Quincy Market, Boston, MA, on the evening before DJ was born.

Very tempted to try the seared foie gras sushi.

Not too bad in price, most dishes under 1000 and around 500 pesos.

The food, not too bad overall. In general, the dishes were thoughtfully conceived, competently prepared, artfully presented. Quality ingredients. Enjoyable meal.

Way too much dressing and cheese, making an otherwise “perfect” egg seem heavy.

Lobster Taco (2.0)–chopped+breaded+deep-fried, the taste/texture of the lobster was lost; needed more salsa and/or sour cream and/or anything fresh (more than the dinky garniture) to give it more lift,

Charred Octopus (3.25)–with chick peas and chorizo, an interesting melange of briny, creamy, nutty, smoky flavors; my favorite dish of the spread.

Aglio Olio Spaghetti with Baby Lobster (1.0)–the fresh pasta came somewhat overcooked and clumped together; “baby lobsters” = langostinos.

The Bone Marrow, not so great. This being my first experience trying the stuff, I didn’t know what to expect. Turned out to be whitish clumps of fatty tissue. Seasoned, topped with bread crumbs and minced parsley, still tasted like fatty tissue. Like all so-called delicacies, it’s inherently/objectively kinda gross. Now that I’ve tried it, never again.

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