The Redhead

   

  Yesterday I went to a restaurant with my family called the Redhead.  (We went there after we went to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.)  The restaurant is on 13th St. off of 1st Av. in the East Village.  On one wall there was a bar and on the tables there were electric candles in the small cups (so kids don't start fires).  
     They first served us dinner rolls and sweet butter and I mean that butter was very sweet.  For starters we had fresh baked pretzels with a smoky cheese sauce.  It was delicious and has a soft texture and a salty/smoky after-kick.  Another starter was called gumbo with duck and andouille (that's sausage).  It was very appetizing.  When you eat it, the spicy broth goes down first and the duck and rice is left in your mouth.  
     The main course was buttermilk fried chicken.  The fried skin was very crunchy just how I like it.  The chicken was fit for a king. There were creamy grits on the side but I forgot to try them.
The second main dish was slow roasted pork shoulder.  I liked it because I could slurp the meat into my mouth because of the soft fat.  For sides we had Brussels sprouts cooked in duck fat vin. They were really scrumptious with pickled apples and watermelon radishes.    
     For dessert I had key lime pie tartelettes. IT WAS THE BEST DANG DESSERT EVER.  It was sweet and sour- the perfect combo.  There were three mini-pies.  First there was a crust on the bottom, which was crunchy.  Next there was the lime filling and on top there was the whipped cream.  I also had a dark chocolate pudding.  It was mouth watering.  It had rich chunky chocolate brownies in the pudding.  
     As we were leaving they gave us four unique-looking cookies.  I think they are poppy seed cookies which is not what you see every day (in a good way).  I can't wait to try them.  I'm sure they're yummy!