Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City
SADLY, GRISTMILL IS NOW CLOSED.
One of the reasons I’m not much of a brunch guy is because it always seems to be the same dishes over and over again. Sure, you can stuff some interesting ingredients inside an omlette or pancake, but generally you know what you’re going to get. It’s not usually a mind-blowing meal.
That’s part of why I loved my experience at the neighborhood favorite Gristmill one Sunday afternoon. The food was anything but typical and it was unbelievably good.
I was tempted by their wood-oven pizzas (I’ll have to save that for another visit and rate them accordingly), but am glad I stuck with two brunchier dishes.
The first dish, which I’ll get to in the next paragraph, was so good that I had to order something else. And the creatively named Loxness Knotster (a pastrami smoked salmon slider piled onto an everything garlic knot) was a very close second to that first dish.
That first dish was simply named cornbread and crab. Two ingredients you don’t think of as being an obvious pairing, but this rich and decadent dish makes me wonder why nobody had thought of it before.
First off, the cornbread here is exquisite – dare I say the best in the entire city? I’ve never seen a piece as browned and caramelized on the exterior with a sweet rich and crumbly corn-filled center. Secondly, it’s topped with some serious jumbo lump crab and a garnish of edible purple flowers. Needless to say, this is not your grandmother’s cornbread. It’s much much better!! And amazingly, it’s served at brunch! Price: $12
| GRISTMILL |
| 289 5th Avenue (between 1st and 2nd Street), Park Slope, Brooklyn (718) 499-2424 |
| gristmillbk.com |
