Now, apparently, there are several locations for this Brooklyn restaurant in the United States. The thing that I really liked about this restaurant was that it combined Louisiana and Italian cuisine but it was not fusion. Instead they simply offered pizza and pasta as well as a selection of fried catfish and po' boys. I respect them for that.
![Gnocchi with Pesto, Spring Onions, Peas, and Tasso](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5681626915_72088e6f7a.jpg)
Tonight, I unintentionally did what I'm glad Two Boots did not do and made a kind of Louisiana/Italian fusion cuisine. I caramelized some spring onions in olive oil and butter, chopped up some tasso from the freezer, then finally added some peas and pesto. Then I tossed in some gnocchi with a little bit of the pasta water and served it up with some grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
The result was excellent. This was maybe one of the top ten best pasta dishes I've ever hastily thrown together.
![Canadian Beer](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5681626837_e3e2bdb7aa.jpg)
We were in Montreal, briefly, for the weekend. On our way out of town we stopped off and picked up a dozen Montreal bagels and all of this beer. I asked the woman at the border what the maximum amount of beer you could bring across the border legally was. I had no intention of actually purchasing the maximum until I saw how truly cheap these beers were. That left me little choice but to purchase 4 12-packs of Canadian beer. After all, these aren't available in the United States (at least the part I live in) so why not go for broke? Besides, the exchange rate was at a perfect 1:1 and how often do you get a chance to take advantage of that?
Even though that's not actually an advantage at all.
![Rickard's White](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5681626937_6536eacde2.jpg)
The first beer we tried was the white ale from Rickard's. I'm not sure if white ale from Canada is considered a perfect accompaniment for Cajun-Italian food but this worked out well at any rate.
Of course, I don't really believe in the pairing of drink and food so I'm the wrong person to ask.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks (or months) while I find ways to inexpertly pair the remaining nine Canadian beers with food!
4 comments:
Seeing all that beer sure makes your dad proud.
His father in law as well.
I also want to say that the cases in the photo look like 24's not 12 packs.
Lastly, this is the fiorst time I have ever heard/read that someone considered canadian beer inexpensive.
They are 12 packs. Must be the amazing photography that multiplies them.
$13 for a $12 pack is pretty inexpensive by Northeast standards. Most beers (at least the ones worth drinking) are about $9 or $10 for a 6 pack.
Gansetts are now $10 for a 6 pack?
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