This food truck does the vast majority of its business in Woodland Park, predominantly at Rhapsody Bar and Brazenhead Vintage Market along Highway 24.
We find them at the latter, set up near some picnic benches, which are an amenity worth being aware of for those visiting with youngsters or looking to dine sober. From the menu, we order the
grilled smoked salmon and pimento cheese sandwich, which comes on thick slices of crisp toast that add a nice contrast to the soft, rich filling.
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Said filling, packed in generously, evokes tuna fish salad in texture, mild pink fish commingled with the tangy, faintly fruity pimento cheese. Itâs served with a plastic container of quick-pickled cucumbers, which have a fresh taste thatâs tangy, sweet and bright â donât expect any typical sweet pickle, as these are way better.
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Rain and snow showers this evening turning to all snow overnight. Low 34F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 100%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. Updated: March 21, 2021 @ 3:45 pm
MY MEMORIES of that day have faded to sensory wisps.
The richness of the aioli in which we dipped our frites. The affable exchange with a waiter who graciously allowed us to stow our stroller near the kitchen entrance. The salinity of oysters appropriately dubbed âOld Saltsâ and the bite of the lemon I spritzed to tame them.
That visit to Kybecca took place on March 6, 2020, but it feels like a bygone era. Five days later, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic. You know the rest.
At the writing of this column, I havenât dined inside a restaurant in more than a year. Neither has any member of my immediate family.
Culinary fans will be interested in an upcoming event happening March 21.
The James Beard Foundation will present the nationwide virtual event Taste America at 7 p.m. central time on March 21. The event will take place in 10 cities, including Chicago.
Taste America, presented by Capital One, will help support local chefs and restaurants but also will assist in helping with restaurant relief across the country.
In Chicago, chef Dylan Patel of avec, will be cooking a special meal for Taste America. I m looking forward to it, said Patel. They reached out to me and asked me to participate.
Patel said the format of presenting the dinners for this event fits into what he s been doing at avec, where he s been highlighting meal kits and other features.
Reta Doughty, a real estate agent with Pinnacle Realty, cooked three meals a day during the pandemic.
âIâd come up with something nice and fancy for breakfast, lunch and dinner,â Doughty said. âI gained 22 pounds, and I just canât seem to get it off. I didnât cook more healthfully â quite the opposite.â
Doughty said sheâs known for her fried apple pies. She made them by the dozens, and froze them.
âOne day, I got in the kitchen and made 400 pies,â she said. âAnother day, I made 200. Iâd take them to people, leave them on their doorstep. I reminded myself of my mama so much, I can tell you that.â