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Mad fuver residents Mike and Desiree
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highly accomplished young Manhatan
restauranc pros, Adam Longworth and
Lorien Wroten. Longworth is recurning to
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which rhe couple sonrerimes mountain
bikes to work."We want to be polished
without being pretentious,"
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aptly, the tender grilled octopus
with
warm red wine vinaigrette, or silken
Jerusalem artichoke soup spangled
with
dehydrated black olive oil and fluffy
lemon marshmallow cubes. (Unexpectedly
brilliant.) The cast.iron-seared chicken
is fantastic
herb-flecked
pardcularly its ultra-crisp,
skin
while fresh pastas
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might include fettuccine tangled around
sweet Maine
shrimp or
pappardelle
with local wheyfed pork ragu.
Roast halibut
luxuriates in an
aromatic shower
of coconutlemon emulsion
poured
tableside,
and
juicy
lamb sausage
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cozies up to
grilled onions
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and pickled
33 crnd up
cauliflower.
Simple, eleganc
desserts include olive
oil-citrus cake wirh
house-made crdme fraiche. There is a
broad beer selection and a nice choice
of
half-bonles on the varied wine list. Call
ahead and
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