Peace out and destroy the frittata
May 7th, 2009 by Cliff Bostock in Restaurants
I lunched at Star Provisions today with my friend, Chris. He ordered the frittata (above), which I’d never tasted before. I’m getting it next time I lunch there. It’s full of creamy chevre bound by fluffy eggs and is so comforting it prompted Chris to give the peace sign, just looking at it.
As you can see (at right, in the background), he devoured it before I even got a first bite of my shrimp po’ boy, my usual favorite here. Of course, he also ordered a baguette filled with butter and prosciutto. And a cupcake. I followed my sandwich with a concha, a Mexican pastry I’d not seen there before.
Star recently added two large tables indoors. But the outdoor seating in the back is the best.
As we were waiting to place our order I asked Chris what he was doing for his mom on Mother’s Day.
“I don’t know,” he said, explaining that his father usually makes the plans.
“All I can do is spend the day feeling guilty about all the times I didn’t do anything for my mother,” I said.
“Oh, there’s no use in feeling guilty,” the girl at the register said, “send her a card. You can do that.”
“No, I really can’t,” I said. “She’s quite dead. You think when your mother is dead, the guilt will be gone too, but it’s forever.”
“Oh, well, um, uh…Will there be anything else?”
Honestly, they employ the nicest people at Star Provisions. And your mother would love anything you gave her from here.
May 7th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Dude, I’m sorry, but as someone with a dead parent, we live by an unspoken code not to make random people feel awkward by bringing up the fact that we have a dead parent. It just makes everyone get weird.
May 7th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Wow, along with not getting the inheritance, I didn’t get the memo about that. Chris and I were laughing, as did the girl, after a few moments.
Everyone’s parents die eventually. This seems like a very strange code.
But it’s not the first time I’ve made people feel weird. In fact it’s not even the 10,000th time.
May 7th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
It’s REALLY hard for me not to get the shrimp po-boy every time I go…. but I might have to try that frittata
May 8th, 2009 at 8:13 am
I love the frittata- It is perfect for when I want to get something on the cheaper-end of the menu.
I finally had the shrimp po-boy… man, that’s good.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Wow, that’s a lotta fritatta. IS he drinking a Blenheim’s ginger ale or a Miller High Life. Either way he’s going to be happy.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
@Jim: Actually it’s fizzy (Fuji) apple juice.
Bill Addison tweeted today that the frittata’s portion has been reduced. I don’t know if the one Chris ordered Thursday is the post- or pre-reduction version.
May 9th, 2009 at 9:28 am
It’s true, Cliffy. Truth be told, it was a ridiculously large portion for $3.95. I mean, I (along with the rest of the food writers and many food lovers) pay Star’s fairly steep sandwich/lunch item prices for the care and quality of the food, but this was always the secret bargain. My theory is that an SP decision-maker saw your post and ordered the portion slashed in half. :)
May 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Oh, sure, blame it on me.