I love eating dessert and always looking for fellow foodies to join me on the food quest. So on my recent adventure, my buddy Lissa (yes, that’s Lissa with two s’s because she’s that cool) joined me for another great dinner at The Pluckemin Inn. Located in Bedminster, NJ it is looks like a charming unassuming home on the outside but inside, there are a few culinary geniuses at work. When you’re walking towards the entrance, you will see they have a lovely garden that looks like it’s own little island near the building.
There is nothing I love more than eating something that keeps me thinking about it long after it’s gone and days after I’ve left the restaurant. If you feel like I do, then check out “The Plucky” as us locals call it. Well Lissa and I ordered the exact same thing for dinner. Great minds think alike if I must say so myself. We started our meal with the corn and cucumber gazpacho with summer crostini. All I can say is OMG. The texture and presentation were perfect. For our entree we decided on burgers. Yep, we ate burgers in a fine dining restaurant and they were tasty. Everyone can’t make a great burger. Just envision your “special” relative, more likely a granddad, dad, uncle, brother, cousin, etc. who ambushes the grill for all family functions only to deliver a burger that looks and taste like a hockey puck. The sirloin burgers are served with homemade pickles and no hockey pucks either.
Onto my favorite part of the meal…dessert. The milk chocolate mousse was divine. Tons of element and textures. The dessert moved between smooth, crunchy and cold with each bite. On the plate was not only the mousse but inside a macadamia nut dacquoise alongside coffee opaline & milk gelato. I must admit this is the second time I ordered this dessert. It was superb the first time and superb the second time as well. I had to take a picture and share with everyone. I also took a picture of the entire dessert menu but here is the link so you can check it out yourself! http://www.pluckemininn.com/menus/dessert.pdf
Valrhona 'Caramelia' Milk Chocolate Mousse
So cheers to the mousse! And yes, we finished everything on the plate!
Pastry Out!
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