The Baltimore Sun food critic takes a day trip north to sample tapas at Jose Garces' flagship Old City restaurant, Amada.
A friend got in his head that we should all pile in a car and take a day-trip up to Philadelphia to eat at Amada, just one of the jewels in the crown of restaurants that Jose Garces (James Beard Award winner, Iron Chef) owns in Philadelphia.
Everything is bright, shining, packed with flavor. Cured meats are shaved to parchment thinness -- you can pick up a piece of serrano and look right through it. Cheese are with one of Garces' home-made condiments -- truffled lavender honey goes with aged manchego; garlic dulce de Leche with Garrotxa and a currant-pistachio "Salbitxada" with La Peral. Pairing this with strong, vinegary Isastegi cider -- just brilliant.
Original source: The Baltimore Sun
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