We will have to make some more this weekend kat!!, I want one made next to your mask!
We can do that!!!!
See you soon!;-)
We will have to make some more this weekend kat!!, I want one made next to your mask!
We finally went to D&K's last night. I have to admit, I was really nervous when I heard that D&K's was being shuttered and would be reopened as an upscale endeavor. I was trying to think back to the last time I had been there, and I am pretty sure it was October, 2005. No doubt I had the grouper po-boy, Zapps and a few cold beers that day. Those days may be gone forever, but in my opinion the 'new' D&K is destined to become a SOWAL favorite even if you can't dine barefoot anymore.
Kat sat us at a window table overlooking Hotz Avenue;we could see the beach from our spot, but I admit, watching the humanity jockying for parking spots to get into the Red Bar was more entertaining. Kat had customized our table with mardi gras beads and flower petals! Our server opened our bottle of wine (Jayson 2002), and we were on our way.
I started with the shrimp and tasso grits, while Rapunz had the seafood martini trio. My plate came out with several large shrimp over a warm bowl of rich grits. There were several chunks of tasso, and there was also a jalapeno kick in there someplace. When I was finished I lifted up the garnish looking for more grits! Rapunz's trio consisted of plump boiled shrimp and fried crab claws arranged over a lump crab 'salad' in a remolaude (sp?) sauce...all in a martini glass. All the flavors were wonderful.
Did I mention the Jayson was wonderful? We invited Kat to have a glass with us, and she seemed to enjoy it. It was all the more amazing in that the bottle was 'left behind' at our place during Katrina and survived!
For an entree I had the panned softshell crabs...killer, killer, 2 perfectly pan fried large softees with a cream sauce on top. Rapunz had a steak with fried oysters. The beef was perfect, and it was criminal how deliciously the wine and beef complimented each other. The oysters were plump and fried perfectly.
As you might guess, we were stuffed after dinner, but we had to have a piece of the famous D&K key lime pie. It was as delicious as advertised.
If you go to D&K, you are going to eat. My greatest fear when they were 'going upscale' was that it would turn into (yet) another sushi and mango salsa dressed Chilean sea bass type place. It isn't, thankfully, and Doug and Kathy have done a good job commiting to serving rich, wonderful coastal comfort food. Thanks for the great evening Kathy!
And the Skunks brought us some seafood dip on their way home!! We inhaled it!!
we done tole ya!