Charcuterie and Vegetables Showcase at BISq (Cambridge, MA)
The popular Bergamot Restaurant opened a more casual sister restaurant near my apartment in Inman Square. I had walked past BISq many times in Inman Square, and I finally had the perfect opportunity to try it when I saw a Groupon for a 6-course tasting menu for $30 per person! I hadn't used Groupon for a while but recently I took a look around and saw that they actually have some great restaurant deals in Boston. I convinced my roommate to join me for dinner one night.
I love avocado so this was a great starter for me, but the star of the dish was really the salumi jam. Yes, really, it's "jam" made with salumi instead of fruits!
Herb-marinated beets, raita, fennel, sunflower seed granola
It was unusual to have beets paired with spicy flavors as in this dish.
King oyster mushroom carpaccio, queso verde, red cabbage, peanuts, omelette, soy-ginger dressing
This was my favorite dish of the night. A thin slice of king oyster mushroom is topped with small cubes of egg omelette, peanuts, and a bold queso verde.