Mmmm-Modern

Random food thought of the day: I never dreamed that I would ever eat liverwurst, much less consider it life-changing, until it was offered as gratis, compliments of the management of The Modern Bar Room (pictured at left, courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellokitty893112/). From that evening forward, I've been addicted.Trust me, it's absolutely divine, as is the Bar Room's braised pork belly. As is their grilled quail. As is their wild mushroom soup. As is Gabriel, their charming, blond, handsome host...

Anyway, back to that liverwurst: it's incredibly velvety-smooth, served with pickled vegetables, country mustard, and toasted brown bread; it's rustic and sophisticated at the same time, almost as if foie gras were doing business casual. There have been evenings when one of The Modern's perfectly mixed Beefeater martinis, followed by a plate of that liverwurst, were all that kept me on the cheerier side of manic. Try it. You'll like it.