Pomme Frites

Yesterday my girlfriend and I went to the Mockingbird Bistro for our 1 year anniversary. I looked at the menu before hand to get an idea of what was available. I had to ask my brother (a future chef and a current culinary expert) how to pronounce "pomme frites" which are just french fries. So for dinner I had steak tartare (a raw beef patty on top of which you pour a raw quail egg. The tartare was mixed with slices of garlic and was all meant to be eaten on top of some sourdough toasts which were smeared with basil pesto...delicious! My main course, the prime steak frites was served with wild mushrooms, and watercress. It was awesome. My steak also came with the aforementioned "pomme frites." These french fries were the best I've ever eaten and I'm not being hyperbolic. They were cooked in truffle oil and tossed with parmesan cheese. The Mockingbird Bistro provided a garlic aioli (kind of like a garlic mayonnaise, to the uninitiated) for dipping these little gourmet fries. Wow that was so good! Pomme frites cooked in truffle oil dipped in garlic aoili....absolutely delicious and a perfect food-dip pairing. Needless to say this combination is highly recommended!

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Stuffed Crust

Now I know what most of you are thinking, pizza crust, especially that of the stuffed variety, preferably with cheese, needs to be dipped. The natural inclination to use pizza sauce or marinara is quite common and quite good, but let me tell you people, ranch dressing is the way to go. There is not another delectable or complimentary sauce for stuffed crust pizza than ranch dressing. Pizza sauce is good, but if you have the opportunity to use ranch, don't pass it up, you will not regret this.