Ok. So I know I said that I would be starting in May, and that the first week of every month would be breakfast, then lunch/dinner, etc., and I'm starting this week, so I decided to do a little bit of both breakfast and lunch, but with a Mother's Day twist.
Since it was Mother's Day, our family tradition is to take my mom out to brunch at this delightful little tapas bar called the Red Room, but unfortunately, they closed this year (RIP Red Room!). As a result, we didn't know where to make a reservation, but we had heard about this place called Mia Francesca in North Hills, so we decided to give it a try. And boy am I glad we did.
Exterior of Mia Francesca
They had a lovely spread of food, both breakfast and lunch, with an omelette bar and a carving station. Oh, and dessert, of course! The restaurant is Italian so there was a nice array of pasta and other delicious Italian delicacies.
However, what I'm going to talk about today is the Prime Rib that they served us. Now, I'm a firm believer in the fact that most buffet style food, be it a regular buffet or a brunch type spread, is not of the best quality. But this Prime Rib was absolutely incredible. It had a succulent pinkish-red color, and just the right meat-to-fat ratio that made it melt in your mouth, and it cut like butter (Coffee Talk with Mike Meyers on SNL, anyone? Maybe?). They drenched the meat in a sauce that was absolutely delightful, with a nice peppery flavor. Here's a picture, and ehh, excuse the fact that I already had dug in when I took it (it's still pretty even mutilated in my opinion).
Yay! Meat!
Now I'll move on to the Eggs Benedict. Eggs Benedict is my dad's favorite breakfast food (that isn't Cuban), and I'd have to say that I'm right there with him. The Eggs Benedict here were a little different, though; instead of an English Muffin on the bottom, they put a potato pancake. I'm not one to complain, however, because it was the perfect combination of moist and crispy. On top of the potato cake was the egg, topped off with hollandaise sauce, and on top was a slice of fresh Prosciutto with chopped basil. And let me tell you, I love prosciutto, so there were no complaints on my part for there being no ham. All I have to say was that the combination of the flavors, from the creamy hollandaise to the crunchy potato to the firm egg to the delightful prosciutto just exploded in my mouth to create an awesome experience, and it was a great twist on a breakfast classic. Kudos to whoever came up with that idea. Seriously.
Omnomnomnom... Eggs Benedict with an Italian twist. Me gusta.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the dessert... so... yay! Three for one! What a bahgain! By the time we finished all of the glorious Italian cuisine, the dessert table was pretty much cleaned off. As in, there was tumbleweed blowing across it. Think about old western themed cartoons, and you'll know what I mean. Slightly disappointed, we requested some dessert from our waiter, who apologized for the inconvenience and brought us...
It's... it's... it's beautiful...
This. Wow, right? That is an array of chocolate strawberries, chocolate biscotti, mini creme pies, angel food cake, and pound cake. And let me tell you, it was all incredible. The strawberries were fresh, and they were covered in the some of the most awe inspiring dark chocolate I've tasted. The creme pies, on top of being adorable, were very delicious, with the creme being sweet, yet sultry and without a doubt delicious. The biscotti... dear God... it was great. Not to hard, not to soft, excellent flavor; it was pretty much amazing. And the pound cake was really good. Not too great of a description on that one because I didn't have a whole lot.
Anyways, I hope you've enjoyed my recounting of this great culinary experience, and come back soon to get a whiff of my next adventure.
Stay classy!
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