Last night was the first Fork Fight battle over at Trinity Groves. The contenders in the first round of friendly competition were from incoming restaurants Casa Rubia and Souk.
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John Baudoin and Omar Flores described Casa Rubia as modern, seasonal tapas, with menu items rotating three, sometimes four times a week depending on the availability of the freshest ingredients. Restauranteur Yaser Khalaf and his chef Abraham described Souk as similar to Baboush or Medina. Both restaurants will be opening in September, according to master of ceremonies Mark Rasinsky. After a lengthy cocktail hour (or two) filled with wines, beers, infused cocktails, samples of mouthwatering Kate Weiser Chocolates plus refreshing teas and kambucha from Social Brew (both Kate Weiser and Social Brew are soon coming to Trinity Groves) Rasinsky started off the "mostly friendly competition" with some introductions before the servers began parading dishes two by two into the dining room, laying them at each guest's place simultaneously.
After dinner, guests were instructed to place a fork in the bucket of the restaurant they thought won the night.
Breaking it down course by course, here's what I thought of each duo. I don't yet know how the forks fell last night, but I will tell you whose cuisine reigned supreme, in my own opinion.
Next week, Fork Fight Round 2 pits Kitchen LTO and its freshly chosen chef Norman Grimm versus Uno Immanivong of Chino Chinatown for eight courses of hot, hot throw-down. Get your tickets here.
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