A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

For a cute little place off the beaten path, you wouldn’t think that it is the kind of place that was reviewed by the New York Times. My foodie friend and I headed over to Chez Pascal after attending the Taste Trekkers conference in Providence.

You know the place is going to be great when you hear that the owners met while working on the opposite sides of the house at the now closed Hamersly’s Bistro. Kristin and Matt Gennuso started with a mobile hot dog cart and moved into a food truck selling sausages and cured meats. Now Wurst Kitchen can be found inside Chez Pascal! We will be back for the sausage and cured meats, but this time we opted for the dining room.

The special tomato salad was one of the best salads I’ve had. Thick cut tomatoes topped with a corn and bean salad – it hit the spot and was large enough for us to split and both be satisfied.

We also ordered the mussels with garlic, parsley, mirepoix & aïoli ($14) which were equally delicious. Those pieces of toast were perfect for getting all of the broth in the bottom of the dish!

We both ordered the grilled skirt steak with creamy spaetzle, broccoli, sweet potatoes & bacon ($28). The meat was really tender and flavorful and the spaetzle gave the dish a nice dose of carbohydrates without making the dish feel heavy.

For dessert we split the vanilla custard bread pudding with carmelo, peanut butter and white chocolate mousse with toasted oats & peanut crunch ($10).  I’m generally not a bread pudding kind of gal, but this was exceptional. The “mousse” was an oxymoron, while it was indeed light as air, it was more of a pudding like consistency – AMAZING!!

And as a little extra special treat, our waiter brought out a bite of warm chocolate cake topped with salted caramel which was also out of this world.

Even though the tables were a little too close together, the meal was excellent and the service was outstanding. Looking forward to my next trip back to Providence so I can try out what the Wurst Kitchen has to offer

What’s your go to dish at Wurst Kitchen?

Chez Pascal

960 Hope St, Providence, RI 02906
(401) 421-4422

http://chez-pascal.com/

Tags: fine dining, providence, restaurant