Apr 8, 2015 at 4:20 pm

Verdigris' Menu Is Oldfangled and Proud of It

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1
This hack needs to learn the difference between parsley, tarragon, chives, and chervil. Just because it is green and on your plate does not mean it's parsley.

Did you even taste it?

I love this place, and really hope that everyone reads this review knowing that the author obviously did not really taste each dish. If you don't know your herbs, you should not be a food writer!
2
I didn't sit at your table, so I can't comment on what happened on your plates. With that said, The Mercury's penchant for foodie snark can get silly sometimes. I'm a huge fan of Nunn's cooking ever since his "503" days, and the man knows his stuff, attentive and very sharp in the kitchen. Perhaps there were a few cases of mistaken herbal identity here? After all, to many of us, ID'ing, say, chives, tarragon, chervil, and (wait for it!) PARSLEY might be a stretch...

Verdigris is fast becoming one of the best places to eat in this city. It's creative, hearty food, refreshingly free from the self-conscious posturing that so many of our restaurants (and perhaps food writers) in the Rose City think pass for excellence in their craft. Hefty price tag? If we just got done scraping the change jar for food cart sea-salt-carmel-bahn mi, maybe. Meals worth budgeting for? I sure think so.
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Whether it was parsley or something else, parsley and mint have been used as a garnish since way before the 80's. Escoffier himself probably used it more often than this chef. Seeing as this restaurant is more traditional French not looking to set any culinary trends anyway, then why make such a big deal out of it? I guess Andrea was attempting to add some humor to the review. Sounds like the food was pretty good overall and that's all that really matters.

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