Word: dessertation
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...been presented and the roast beef served before White House staff members wheeled in a television set for the President and his guests to watch the returns. Bush instructed aides to bring in election updates as soon as they got them from the Republican National Committee. Soon after a dessert of chocolate layer cake and coconut ice cream arrived, an aide handed Bush a phone: his father was calling from Florida to tell him that Bush's brother Jeb was running well in the Governor's race. A few minutes later, the networks called the race...
...scallops. One vegetarian option is an entrée-sized portion of ricotta and bread dumplings in red wine porcini sauce ($14). The dish is filling and zesty, and probably best eaten in the appetizer portion ($7). The other vegetarian option— a five-course tasting menu with dessert ($38)—often includes the dumplings as well as a variety of meatless prêts, appetizers and entrée accompaniments...
Pastry chef Maura Kilpatrick masterfully handles seasonal ingredients, turning out inventive desserts and inspired traditional favorites. The desserts are disguised as “Maura’s Homemade Ice Cream,” where each ice cream is paired with a more substantial complement. The subtly flavored maple sugar semifreddo ($8), an icy, custardy frozen confection, is accompanied by a good but very sweet cranberry tartlet and an unfortunately small dollop of spiced cranberry sorbet that in one mouthful (that’s all there is of it) contains all the sweet things of Thanksgiving. The dessert is light...
...Porter, and the menu changes with the seasons. Favorite recipes prevail, though, including Kirby’s Red Onion Galette, which originated on the pages of the Deep Springs College Cookbook. Deep Springs is an extremely small, two-year, all-male liberal arts college in the California dessert that Kirby attended before coming to Harvard. With a fresh garden and a panopoly of farm animals, the school is the ideal breeding ground for a fresh-foods cook...
Every single dessert was a standout. Since February, pastry chef Kristen Murray, formerly at Aquavit in New York, has been working wonders at the tail end of the menu. The Citrus Cheesecake ($10) is luscious, with salade, sorbet and jus presenting varying intensities of the same flavor. The Warm Spiced Cake ($10) nods slyly to the upcoming holiday season; with peppered pears and eggnog anglaise it’s a highly sophisticated rendering of traditional Christmas fare. Heirloom3 Squash Crème Brulée ($9) is perhaps the best I’ve ever eaten, with a custard...