January 3rd 2016: Visiting the Boston Public Market

We went into Boston today to check out the Boston Public Market, a small market with all sorts of specialty foods,

including sea urchin (uni).

We got a mini apple cider donut from the Red Apple Farm store,

which was absolutely scrumptious.

Our next meal was at the Grand Canal, a bar restaurant nearby.

With my deal, we got a lot of food, getting the Canal Sampler (a trio of Shepherd’s Pie (ground beef, carrots, onions & herbs in an Irish brown gravy, topped with mashed potatoes), Irish Beef Stew (slowly simmered beef in rich broth with carrots, onions, celery and potatoes) and Chicken Pot Pie (chicken carrots, celery, peas and potatoes in a thick chicken broth topped with flaky pie crust)),

the Chicken Cordon Bleu (breaded chicken cutlet stuffed with swiss cheese and ham, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables),

the Salmon Nicoise salad (mesclun greens, artichoke hearts, capers, anchovies, black olives, tomatoes, onions & hard-boiled eggs with a balsamic vinaigrette),

and the Salmon Burger (home-made salmon patty, with a lemon aioli sauce on a wheat bun).

The stew and pies were really delicious, as was the salmon burger with its tangy sauce. The chicken was not bad too, although the salmon salad was just alright. I was surprised how perfectly cooked the sweet potato fries were though.

Not a bad meal actually.