So he swapped out his shorts and sneakers for a black suit and baby-blue tie and held court with about two dozen journalists and friends as everyone feasted on the restaurant's elaborate spread of sliced hanger steak, burnt lemon chicken, and penne mushroom ragu.
BEST DISHES -- Egg foo yong; won-ton soup; lobster with burnt pork; barbecued spareribs; chicken chow mein; lobster soong.
Especially notable are the makai motia seekh, a fritter of cheese, corn and peppers, marked by its distinctive sourness, derived from amchur; and the chicken with burnt garlic and cardamom.
Also delightfully aromatic is the Amish chicken, served on "burnt hay," which smokes up at the table and tastes like a brisk walk through the woods.
The small selection of entrees includes sherry-marinated hangar steak with chimichurri sauce, chickpea hash and burnt basil vinaigrette; and braised free-range chicken with grape leaves, Iberian bacon, oyster mushrooms, creamy potatoes and port.
Put this burnt butter on the top of the chicken makhani.
For dining, there is a full menu of American fare, with some earthy European touches: burnt wheat fettuccine with mushrooms; buckwheat dumplings with roast chicken; duck pastrami; and short rib soup with spelt berries.
When my knife and fork lie together, I've finished The Sampler, $22.95-worth of barbecue chicken, pork spare ribs, and a choice of burnt ends, with a side of cheesy corn bake.
The new and expanded menu highlights several family recipes, including "Troxler family BBQ sauce" slathered on pulled pork, Grandma T's fried chicken, and for vegetarians, smoked halloumi braised with burnt tomato ketchup.
