A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

Leah and I were invited to Yvonne’s to the Champy launch party. Never heard of Champy? It’s Jenny Johnson’s new sparkling wine.

Champy is a sparkling wine – a chardonnay and pinot noir blend. It has notes of citrus, sweet red raspberry, strawberry, green apple, and stone fruit. All the major players were at the party and Jenny looked stunning in her yellow Daniela Corte dress and glitter peep toe pumps.

Yvonne’s opened in September in the old Locke Ober space. Since we were already here, we decided to get a bite to eat for dinner. The main dining room, that looks like you’ve walked onto a movie set, was booked for the night, so we had dinner in the lounge.

The decor in the lounge is amazing – lit bookcases line the walls, making you feel as though you’ve stepped into a private study.

Yup, check out the cool artwork! Two of may favorite chef’s are at Yvonne’s: Kate Holowchik and Juan Pedrosa. Kate is fresh off her win at the Vitamix challenge with an inverted baked alaska. Check out my posts on Kate here and  here.

We started with the crispy tater cubes ($12) that came with Joppiesaus (a Dutch yellow snack sauce typically consumer with a hamburger and fries, that is flavored with onion an curry powder), farm house gouda, and a beet pickled egg. First of all, the egg was just beautiful. These were grown up tater tots, super delicious.

Next we had the KFC stone fired pita ($15). It was topped with Korean fried chicken, kimchee scallion, and sesame cave aged gruyere cheese. There was a bit too much sauce on this for our liking, but I loved the chicken and the bite to the dish.

And now onto my favorite part of the meal, dessert. The La Bete Noire, is a flourless chocolate torte with burnt marshmallow ice cream, graham tuiles and crumble and caramelized chocolate sauce. This is a great dessert for those who love chocolate and crave something that isn’t too sweet.

The macaron ice cream sandwich was so delicious! The macaron was so light! The flavors rotate, but previous flavors have been candy corn, Swedish fish and sour patch kids. Kate is the master at desserts with her creative take on classics and boozy ice creams. Oh did I mention that they have pushpops and negroni drumstick ice creams?

What’s your favorite dish at Yvonne’s?

Yvonne’s

2 Winter Place, Boston, MA

http://www.yvonnesboston.com

Tags: dessert, downtown crossing, juan pedrosa, kate holowchik, macaron, restaurant