A friend and I went to Mezza for dinner last night. I should have taken pictures because the presentation was beautiful.
(e:paul);51969 Paul's review
Fatayer (spinach, cilantro, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil on a pita-type pastry): my favorite item.
Tabouli: excellent
Falafel: it was boring, dry, and the wrong texture - much more finely ground ingredients which made it feel like a dry potato. The tahini lacked flavor.
Warak Anab (stuffed grape leaves): served warm, the rice was mushy. It felt heavy. Couldn't taste the mint.
Beef shwarma (Lana's choice): she said it was dry but tasty. Came with nice side salad and choice of potatoes. Lana got the spicy cubed potatoes, but she said they were just seasoned, not spicy.
Beer selection: nice I didn't review the wine list. They have a full bar.
Service: attentive, friendly
Atmosphere: we couldn't get a spot on the patio and we were seated on the 1.5 floor. Very pretty place.
Mezza website
The menu didn't quite have enough explanation of the words used so it took a while to figure out an order. There's only one vegetarian entree and it's for two people ($24.99), and wraps seem like lunch food, which is why I went with the selection of mezzas.
It is amazing. You just get the whole nutmegs and grind em up.
Oh wow, fresh nutmeg???!!
I probably will buy them at the COOP to start since I don't really use them at all I could just buy what I need. Now I got to see if (e:mike)'s Mom still has some basil for me from her garden. I have a nutmeg grinder that I love any opportunity to use.
@(e:jason), I made it before without the pine nuts and it was great so now I want to try it the other way.
You get a bag of pine nuts at Price Rite. $6 for about 6 oz.
Libertad, one more thing for you, if you omit the pine nuts you have the french version, pistou, still very legit!
Yes, the co-op does have pine nuts in bulk! I bought some just yesterday when I made some pesto for my linguine. When you enter, go straight all the way to the back right corner. They're around $35 per lb.
(e:libertad) - Tops & Wegmans have smaller quantities - 4oz probably. I've never checked the coop to see if they have pine nuts in bulk. I use pine nuts on salads, pierogies, tostadas & other stuff. Yummy!
(e:janelle) - the nutmeg adds a nice bit of depth to the pesto while the lemon juice adds a touch of tang and some preservative to reduce browning.
I was just at Guercio's and noticed they had pine nuts behind the counter and I was shocked at their price. It was $17 for a pretty good sized amount but I would only use a small portion of it. Any ideas where to get these in smaller quantities?
This is very close to my recipe. I made and froze three cups recently. But still have plenty of basil for more freezing. I think for my next batch I will try your recipe. I like the sound of nutmeg and lemon juice.