I loved the New Orleans-style bread pudding with sourmash custard and the exceptionally moist and rich molten chocolate cake.
All were clear-tasting, fresh and delicious; each was distinctively itself, from the assertive, traditional fishiness of mackerel to the buttery yellowtail and the rich, melting toro sashimi.
Other standard fillings are pale pink ham with a rich, melting white cheese and a hint of onion, and choclo, combining the soft white corn stew humitas with some whole kernels for texture.
As artists, our challenge is not how to give but how to give back - and I mean give back to everyone across our increasingly complex and rich melting pot of peoples.
Pork chops or tenderloin would cook in minutes, but unless I got pork from a specialty butcher or the farmers' market, chops and tenderloin would be too lean and cardboard-like, without the rich, melting quality of the butt.
Iréne Theorin was a sensitive Brünnhilde in "Die Walküre"; Catherine Naglestad sang the part with rich, melting tone in "Siegfried"; and Nina Stemme commanded the stage in the final scene of "Götterdämmerung," singing with volume, penetrating high notes and a warm, rounded tone that was truly remarkable given her power.
The following night, at Russian restaurant Slavu (slavu.lv) in the Majori area, we had a rather rich melted cheese sauce poured onto black bread for starters, followed by grilled sturgeon and rice, rounded off with more pancakes, for a fraction of what you would pay in the UK.
Grilling on the cone-shaped, gas-fueled table-top hibachis is great fun, the desserts are terrific, especially the warm, flourless chocolate tarte ($8) topped with rich, melting chocolate ice cream and fresh berries, and the wait staff couldn't be more pleasant and efficient.
Then crunch your way around the corner to Taza Churros, 131 Bennett Street (Port Richmond Avenue), Port Richmond, (347) 404-5340, a jewel-box shop that specializes in doughnut-like churros, deep-fried wheat-flour sticks that are sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar (50 cents each), paired with rich molten chocolate ($2.50), or piped with sweet fillings ($1.50).
It is best served warm; add butter for a rich melted additional flavor.
