chances are that if i am sitting across the table from you in a restaurant and there is a dish with an egg as the star ingredient, i will order it. not a far fetched choice for breakfast or brunch but i am talking about dinner here. if you know me in the slightest, then you are already well aware of the fact that i absolutely heart heart heart eggs and there are two restaurants here in los angeles that serve two of my all time favorite egg dishes. these two fantasy egg dishes are delicious and comforting and a perfect way to start off your dinner, leaving room for the rest of the mouth watering dishes served at these fantastically delicious restaurants.
last night we found ourselves at mario batali and nancy silverton's osteria mozza, overly delighted at every dish that was placed in front of us, which naturally included my fantasy egg dish #1: the 'ricotta & egg raviolo with brown butter'. It is a single large ravioli, filled with fresh ricotta and a whole egg that poaches slightly while cooking. when you gently slice into it, the soft orange yolk filling spills out and mixes with the brown butter sauce. nothing i have ever eaten has excited me so much as this dish did the first time i tried it a few years ago, i couldn't stop thinking about it, and this year we tried our best to duplicate it at home as part of our christmas eve dinner.
fantasy egg dish #2 is the 'crispy white polenta with farm fresh egg, wild mushrooms and parmesan' served at josh loeb and zoe nathan's rustic canyon restaurant. it is a perfectly cooked sunny side up egg over a crispy fried polenta wedge served with a light mushroom and parmesan sauce. i could eat two orders all by myself, but have so far willingly shared my love and split the dish as an appetizer amongst dear friends.
i think i need a moment to myself now - bon appetit!
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