Farm & Table

Matt and I saw a new restaurant in the North Valley last weekend while looking at new houses to buy. It is called Farm & Table, located on 4th St. North of Paseo.

Matt looked it up and became obsessed, so we tried it out yesterday. You do have to make a reservation on opentable because it's a very exciting restaurant to people in the valley. I will give the disclaimer that this place is a little pretentious, but I don't know a farm to table restaurant that isn't. On the scale of "farm to table" pretension, it's pretty low. Ok onto the good stuff!

We got a lovely bottle of carmenere for $26! Bonus. The bread is a homemade focaccia served with olive oil and radishes from their garden. Quite lovely. I ordered the duck, and I have to say it was the best cooked duck I have eaten in Albuquerque! The apple puree and braised red cabbage were a delight! The "asiago" polenta could have been a little better. You will see things like "bacon" and "asigo" on the menu and expect more of that flavor when there is very little. Which is not all bad, considering I don't like how all food cooked with bacon only tastes like bacon. I digress. Wonderful meal and well priced in my opinion!

Matt got the potato leek soup to start and it was very fresh for a creamy potato soup! I cringed when he ordered it because it seemed so hot and thick for the spring/summer season. But once I tasted it I was pleasantly surprised that it was not heavy at all, needed salt, but well executed. Then ordered the green chile cheeseburger because he's a man :) I tried it out and got more flavor from the green-chile cornmeal bun than the actual green chile on the burger, but it melded well together to make a good burger. I was most surprised by the fries. The mix of sweet potato, russet and parsnip was really amazing! I often make homemade baked fries and loved this take. I recommend getting them to try even if they don't come with your meal. All in all a  delicious $11 burger.

Total bill was about $65 without tip, which isn't too far from what we do at buffalo wild wings and I felt full but not weighed down when I left the restaurant, a bonus with local food.

Will go back for brunch! Yum! And "fingers crossed" to try a new lamb dish.

This is my duck, half eaten, sorry I was pretty hungry and remembered to take a pic when half way done