Saturday, January 16, 2010

How I Eat: Beloved Carbs

I love my carbs...

Pasta! Potatoes! Oh, sweet potatoes! Breads! Quick breads! Cakes! Cookies! Oh boy, I'm in trouble...

Anyhow, here's a list of some of my favorite bready carbs served up by the restaurants around here in the Boston Metro area:
(warning: Chains included and are actually unexpectedly super-represented in this list)

*Cosi - oh, what a flatbread! Great to snack on; great in a sandwich!
*Helmand's fresh baked flatbreads
*Texas Roadhouse's sweet warm golden rolls
*Cheesecake Factory's honey wheat loaf
*Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse's honey wheat loaf (hmmm... is that a theme I sense?)
*Bertucci's Rolls (I love it with their olive oil and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese)
*Meritage had a really great roll among its basket choices
*Oasis Brazilian Restaurant - yummy cheesey cheese bread available at the buffet
*Fiorella's cheesy flatbread strips
*Foccacia is great stuff, and Not Your Average Joe's serves a good one, as did Vinny Testa's before they transformed into Vinny T's (they may even still serve it, but the whole roasted garlic bulbs are what sold it)

Perfection is within reach when the bread is served warm to the table, fragrant and inviting...

And then there are some great spreads out there doing their best to steal the show:

*The Publick House's sweet red pepper relish with cottage cheese (super-old experience)
*Appetito's hummus
*La Morra's fresh ricotta
*(and like I said) Vinny T's whole roasted garlic

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