Spoonriver | 3 Great Plates

October 2006

By Peter Lilienthal

Tomato-and-Watermelon Salad

A stellar example of food as art, this composition of yellow and red fruit with vanilla bean vinaigrette was a perfect light summery starter.

Photo by James Erickson

Fresh fish doesn’t get much better than this impeccably prepared fillet topped with a mild passion fruit–crab sauce.

Photo by James Erickson

Although the mole deviates from the classic recipe, it was uniquely tasty and a great complement to the tender and succulent breast meat.

Photo by James Erickson


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