Townsman - A Little Bit About a Lot of Things A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

May 3, 2016 Townsman

I had been anxiously waiting for the chance to check out Townsman, Matt Jennings’ newest restaurant located on Kingston Street. Matt grew up locally and opened a restaurant, Farmstead, in Rhode Island. They did an awesome Biggie brunch, check out my older post here.

I love the decor -from the lights to the bright red chairs that add just the right pop of color.

As you can see, we were in during the holidays (I’m way behind!!).

The counter is a great place to get a view into the kitchen and check out all the action!

As always, we get a bunch of plates to split so we taste a little of everything. Look at how lovely this red zen rickey is and yup, it tasted as good as it looks!

We started off with the dumplings, $11, that were plated on a dish made by Boston potter, Jeremy Ogusky. I love Jeremy’s work, I have the white pasta bowls at home…

I used to hate Brussels Sprouts when I was a kid…although I can’t actually remember my mom every trying to make me eat them…They are so in these days and I love to see what chefs do to make this dish their own. These crispy sprouts are served with malt vinegar aioli, pork fat crouton and harissa spice ($9). Love the flavor and the texture of these sprouts!

I never pass up a fried chicken sandwich when I see one on a menu. Townsman serves theirs with a garlic scape aioli and greens with a side of some delicious dill pickles and house made chips. The chicken was perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside – perfect!