Dinner: Dirt Candy

A party of four: Robyn, Veronica, Melissa, and I. There are four appetizers, four entrees, four desserts, and one "snack" on the menu at the vegetarian Dirt Candy in the East Village.

So what did we do? Why, order the whole menu of course ;)

Appetizers were the sure highlight of the meal. Among the quartet of main entrees, "Corn" was the table favourite. Desserts? I liked the Popcorn Pudding best, while Robyn wiped out two servings of the Nanaimo Bar. We'll be back when menu changes to Spring. Right now they're serving up a "Sprinter" menu.

The breakdown in photos, below:

...SNACK and BREAD...
Jalapeno Hush Puppies - Served with Maple Butter
Pizza Bianca (Sullivan Street Bakery), and Herbed Olive Oil

...APPETIZER...
Pea - Garden Pea Broth, Spring Pea Flan, and Wasabi Pea Leaves
...post-pour of garden pea broth!
Mushroom - Portobello Mousse, Truffled Toast, and Pear & Fennel Compote
Here's a closer look at the portobello mousse. They served this same mousse at the Village Voice Choice Eats 2009. No reason to change a good thing ;)
Carrot - Steamed Barbecue Carrot Buns, Cucumber & Sesame Ginger Salad
Pumpkin - Winter Salad, Four Varieties of Squash, Toasted Pepitas, Pumpkin Oil, and Blue Cheese Crouton

...ENTREE...
Corn - Stone Ground Grits, Corn Cream, Pickled Shiitakes, Huitlacoche, and Tempura Poached Egg
Eggplant - Black Olive Fettuccine, Eggplant Jam, Pickled Eggplants, Basil Broth, and Ricotta
Parsnip - Parsnip Gnocchi, Creamy Root Vegetable Slaw, and Carrot Cake Crumbs
Broccolini - Crispy Tofu, Broccoli & Broccolini, and Orange Beurre Blanc

...DESSERT...
Popcorn Pudding - Salted Caramel Corn
Red Pepper Velvet Cake - White Chocolate and Peanut Ice Cream
Fennel Funnel Cake - Caramelized Mango and Fennel with Chocolate Sorbet
Ice Cream Nanaimo Bar - Sweet Pea, Mint, Chocolate
Oh! And because, "April is Emotional Overeating Awareness Month"...we received another round of desserts on the house!

Happy Friday! Dinner at Pylos tonight, and off to Honolulu tomorrow :)

Dirt Candy
430 East 9th Street
New York, NY 10009
(212) 228-7732