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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Mouthful / Priscilla Tsai Eating at Andrew Blair's
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:50 AM
Andrew Blair's on Montford Drive has recently attained some heavy-hitting top chefs: Executive Chef Blake Hartwick, formally from Bonterra, and Marc Jacksina, former owner and chef of LuLu. Both chefs come from restaurants that have been on my "favorites list," so I expected nothing less from the combination of the two chefs at Andrew Blair's.
While sitting out on the restaurant patio soaking up the beautiful weather, my eating buddy and I tried Mussels Diablo (a big bowl of mussels with chorizo, garlic, and white wine that was perfect for sharing), cornbread and pimento cheese fritters, Shrimp and Grits, and their famous Carpet Bagger entrée (a generous portion of short ribs served over mashed potatoes and topped with creamed spinach and fried oysters). The Carpet Bagger was incredibly big – just check out the photos below. As one of the chefs' favorites, be sure to order the dish sometime.
For dessert we got a sneak peek of the dessert Hartwick created for their Highland Beer Dinner that is going on tonight, Wednesday, March 31. The warm grilled poundcake paired olive oil ice cream and served with a side of bananas foster was the perfect ending to the great meal. ...And if that wasn't enough, we were treated with a couple of truffle-like bourbon balls before we rolled out of the restaurant.
There are a few spots open for the Highland Beer Dinner tonight, so hurry if you are interested. The cost is $35 for four courses and beer. Call Haley Thompson at 704-499-9097 or email hthompson@ayrsley.com for reservations.
Andrew Blair's
1600 Montford Drive
Charlotte, NC 28209
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