Our good friends Ed and Shelley arrived yesterday from Sarasota. They are staying with my son-in-law and daughter over on Wisteria Lane. They made reservations at FIGS by Todd English located on 29 Fair Street. I have heard from my wife and daughter all about this English guy and I figured he lived in Nantucket and had two restaurants here. He actually has lots of restaurants all over the place and 4 named FIGS, one of which is in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
I have spent lots of hours in the mall shopping with my wife, the Kitty, and have learned the "code" of fashion. All the big clothing manufacturer's have multiple lines of clothing at different price points. Ralph Lauren (Lifshitz) has Chaps by Ralph Lauren, Ralph, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren presumably by himself, and of course the way overpriced Purple label etc. Todd English seems to have the same deal going and the restaurant we at in last night was actually one of those "by Todd English" deals. I'm thinking it's either not at the same price point as his other restaurants or he just attaches his name so people know it will be his recipes. I'm thinking its an Ellen Tracy II, or Mani by Georgio Armani thing.
Anyway, we sat at a long table and there was one other couple in our part of the restaurant. The wife was celebrating her "39th" birthday for the 8th time and we sang happy birthday to her as if we were in The Olive Garden. The waiter was very nice and had a theatrical voice like Kevin Kline in "The Extra Man." We ordered a bottle of wine and looked at three different menus and some additional specials were given to us verbally. It was late so most everybody ordered a salad and shared some pizzas. The focaccia bread was warm and fresh and abundant. They brought two different dipping bowls of olive oil, one plain, and the other with garlic. Very accommodating. The pizzas were very good as were the salads. it was good to be with friends again and of course its always great to be with family. Thanks, Todd, wherever you are, for figs in everything, the salad, the pizza, and the name of the restaurant.
I have a great restaurant recommendation - Corazon del Mar at 21 South Water Street. A self-described "Latin Kitchen," we really enjoyed the fresh guacamole and tortilla chips, beer-battered fish tacos, chili-marinated pork tacos, and black truffle quesadillas. The Margaritas were delicious, but small, and to my disappointment, there were no frozen options. The place was packed, but not too loud downstairs. If you eat upstairs, you compete with the noise of the restaurant's Tequila Bar. They are open for lunch and dinner, and have a very interesting looking Sunday Brunch. Personally, I am very drawn to the Dulce de Leche French Toast with cream cheese, guava, caramel and peanuts. I definitely want to go there with Michael and Grace. I am sure the Notable Nibbler will like this place....
ReplyDeleteNotable Nibbler chiming in and I say yay all the way. ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd Oracle, just for your reference, there's a Todd English restaurant in Boca, Wild Olives, and it's supposed to be fantastic. I'll report back once I visit.
ReplyDeleteIT WAS LISTED ON THE WEBSITE toddenglish.com
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