Tilth

We ate dinner at Tilth last night, Maria Hines' place in Wallingford. It wasn't a knock-your-socks off dinner, but it was pretty nice indeed. Three of us ate, and here's the spread:

Drinks:
Backporch (Calvados, champagne and lemon)
Manhattan (made with house spiced cherries, I think)
5 glasses of wine, 1 glass of Madeira

Appetizers:
Cured sockeye salmon
Beef tartare served with these melba toast-like crostinis
Asparagus salad (peeled and tossed in a black truffle vinaigrette), topped with shaved asparagus (in another vinaigrette). Served with a deviled egg filled with truffle oil.

Entrees:
Duck burgers served with fingerling potato chips
Spring cannelloni with preserved lemon and foam
Black cod (although she called it sablefish, which made it sound all exotic) served with a fried green tomato, baby zucchini and baby pattypan squash

Salad:
Heirloom tomato salad with 3-basil chiffonade (thai, opal, and italian - although the italian was all I could taste) served with a drizzle of sicilian olive oil

Desserts:
Cheese course (including a lovely Hoja Santa wrapped/sasparilla-soaked goat cheese from DALLAS!)
Almond financiers with a strawberry rhubarb compote
Heirloom peach crostata served with cinnamon ice cream and candied bacon (guess which one I picked!)

The damage? $270, plus tip. Service was excellent.