This is the best time to try some of the all time favorites as well as new restaurants
who have challenged the winter months to serve our need to enjoy dining without the
crowds. I have selected a sample of ethnic and traditional restaurants for this issue.
Please note that several of these new restaurants are on my television for you to view
and have a taste...
Sole Brasilia; Syrian Falafel Melt; Russian Oysters; Coconut Curry Chicken; Portuguese
Soup...
all at one table at Napi's in Provincetown. The melting pot of cuisine
inspired by Helen and Napi, who love food and my favorite country Portugal. You may ask
for the recipes: Fillet of sole sautéed with butter and just the right squeeze of lime
accompanied by Black Beans and Rice topped with gazpacho garnish and a crisp Banana
fritter. Oyster with Sour Cream and Black Caviar. Coconut Curry Chicken in a bed of Bok
Choy, Basil, Ginger, Garlic and Red Peppers. Portuguese Soup with lots of love... combines
Linguica, Onions, Potatoes, Beans and Kale... simmered all winter long. (P.S. No Recipes
given... only on my television show.)
(508) 487-1145
Beef Lock Lack; Bar Bong; Sum Law Ktess; Cambodian Palm Fruit
Pudding...
is the combination of Cambodian/Vietnamese entrees and desserts I discovered at Stir
Crazy in Pocasset. What a find! Excellent and authentic Cambodian and
Vietnamese foods. Beef Lock, sautéed sirloin tips with garlic and onion served over
watercress salad with a special dressing. Bar Bong, chilled soft angel hair noodles mixed
with fresh salad and topped with strips of pork, egg rolls, coconut and peanut sauce. Or
you may try my favorite, Sum Law Ktess, spicy Cambodian curry dish, with a choice of
shrimp or chicken.
Open for dinner only, 626 MacArthur Blvd., (508) 564-6464.
Equinox; Chicken Havarti Florentine; Seafood Vera Cruzano; Thai
Fry; Cape Cod Quesadilla; Chicken Saltimbocca; Hot Apple Cobbler...
is just the variety of the Equinox menu found at the Bobby Byrne's Eating,
Drinking and Talking Establishments. My first choice was the Chicken Havarti Florentine,
baked chicken stuffed with leaf spinach, fresh roasted tomato and Havarti cheese, served
on a pool of light chardonnay dill cream sauce. I had to try the Seafood Vera Cruzano, a
combination of sautéed shrimp and scallops with tri-colored peppers and chopped tomato in
a cilantro, garlic and lime butter sauce tossed with farfalle pasta. Both of these entrees
are on the regular menu. Even though the newly-decorated Mashpee location offers a unique
and wordy dining room, you must stay and ponder awhile at the international language wall
then sit again and savor the Thai Fry of fresh assorted vegetables in a ten-spice Thai
sauce and served atop soft Chinese noodles with Shrimp and Scallops; Cape Cod Quesadilla
of scallops, shrimp, tomatoes, jalapenos, cheddar cheese, chili and selected spices,
wrapped and grilled in flour tortillas served with guacamole... two sensational tasty menu
items... and I must not forget my dessert... Hot Apple Cobbler, a New Englander's dream
come true... just tart enough with a touch of sweetness.
Open daily: lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch. Mashpee Commons (508) 477-0600; Route 6A
& Tupper Road, Sandwich (508) 888-6088; Route 28 & Bearse's Way, Hyannis (508)
775-1425.
