Art and Soul Restaurant Week

Restaurant Week Dinner #2.

Art and Soul has been on our list of places to try forever now. The menu boasts upscale comfort food and a really interesting cocktail selection. Sadly, on the Washingtonian 2011 Best Restaurant List earlier this month, the editors said it’s on its way out. So we needed to get there quick! 🙂

We began with a drink of course. With such a creative selection, cocktails were an easy pick over wine.

I ordered the MCMILLAN PLAN – mezcal, cider reduction, mint syrup. Shown with my friends’ drink, the POCKET VETO – milagro silver, muddle blackberries, lime, rosemary.

I chose mine because our server said it tasted like warm apple cider. It was good but could not compare to the Pocket Veto! Lightly sweet and somewhat earthy thanks to the rosemary – that drink was phenomenal.

And then came the FOOD.

Cornbread from the bread basket.

HEIRLOOM SQUASH SOUP – cranberries, maple cream

On the online version of the RW menu, the soup came with maple cream. I was SO sold! However on the actual menu, maple cream had been replaced by pumpkin seed oil. Not as good – right?? But our kind server said they could do maple cream for me which made my night! It was well worth making the request. The soup was thick and savory – perfectly complimented by the cool, sweet maple cream. LOVED.

HERB ROASTED PORK CHOP – onion risotto, pear pecan compote, ham hock jus

Okay so I actually don’t “like” pork. But the onion risotto and the pear pecan compote just won me over! As I should have predicted, I thoroughly enjoyed those two components but I know I would have enjoyed a different protein more. No offense to the pork chop because I’m sure to others he was delish :).

APPLE CRUMBLE – vanilla ice cream

Although the picture didn’t come out blogworthy, this was a delight. You don’t get much more delicious than crumble topping now do you? Similar to Ris though, it was good but nothing out of the ordinary. I would have liked to see some more unique dessert offerings!

And now my stomach is at January Restaurant Week capacity.

Happy Friday friends! See you at the weekend.

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