Oleana

For Curtis' birthday dinner we went to Oleana in Cambridge. I thought I could add this to my Boston post, but I really can't. This meal was so BIG...it deserves it's own post. We were pleasantly surprised when we walked into this Bistro to meet Tracy for dinner. We walked in and saw Katie and Bonnie had secretly flown up to have dinner with us.

Wonderful surprise!

Now, if you ever get a chance to go to Boston...you MUST MUST MUST go here. Oleana = Amazing.

What we ate: (yeah...we ate ALL of this!!!)

PRET Á MANGER:

Warm Olives with Za’atar. Spicy Carrot Purée & Dukkah. Armenian Bean & Walnut Pâté with Homemade String Cheese. Deviled Eggs with Tuna & Black Olives. Warm Buttered Hummus with Basturma & Tomato. Whipped Feta with Sweet & Hot Peppers (my fave!)

APPETIZERS:

Moroccan Lamb Kefta & Egg Tagine with 19 Spices. (Curtis thought I was breaking the egg and ruining someone's dish --haha). Goat Cheese Fritter, Carrot Soup, Argan Oil & Cilantro Yogurt (so freaking good!) Spinach Falafel with Tahini, Yogurt, Beets & Mache Three Cheeses. Special: an all green salad with peas, mint, yogurt dill sauce and pita chips.

FISH:

Moroccan Fish Stew—Wild Striped Bass, Potato, Tomato & Spaghetti Squash with Crêpe Top.
Seared Tuna with Black Olive & Almond Crumb, Tomato Jam & Barley Couscous. Special: Scallops with Moroccan spices (Bonnie ate that and took some back to VB with her)

MEAT:

Flattened Lemon Chicken with Za’atar & Turkish Cheese Pancake. Special: Chicken crepe with asparagus. (I ate this...it was delish!)

DESSERTS:

Meyer Lemon Parfait & Pomegranate Sorbet with Rose Petal Jam & Pistachio Shortbread.Frozen Cocoa Bean Soufflé & Cocoa Hazelnut Tartlet with Cocoa Sherbet.Brown Butter Bread Pudding with Milk Jam & Mulberries.

What we drank:

I couldn't tell you this either, but it was all so good. If you can make out the label of this white, good for you.

The crew:

EXECUTIVE CHEF Ana Sortun
CHEF DE CUISINE Cassie Piuma
SOUS-CHEF Karen Akunowicz
EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF Maura Kilpatrick
PASTRY CHEF DE CUISINE Kate Henry

Moroccan Fish Stew.

Not sure - haha.

Duh. This is obviously tuna.

Chicken crepe special.

Not sure, again!

Pret a manger.

Curtis said it was his "best Birthday ever!"

Kinda blurry, but so were we at this point...