I was warned by colleagues not to eat between lunch and dinner, as the restaurant serves a traditional Moroccan feast. Our waiter even advised us to not eat too much bread at the beginning of the meal lest we become too full.
We ordered the Stewed Rabbit and The Royal Feast, for which we could choose 3 kebabs. Our choices were shrimp, lamb, and spicy chicken.
Our experience began with our waiter bringing us towels and then pouring water over our hands so we could wash them. (Apparently you can ask for silverware, but who wants to ruin the fun of eating with your hands?)
Then our salad and bread came. The salad was a pile of lettuce with tomatoes and cucumbers, surrounded by 2 kinds of hummus and some sort of cinnamony cold carrots. This was accompanied by the soup, which was very beefy flavored broth with what seemed to be lentils.
Our second course was one of the most interesting things I have ever eaten. It was a powdered sugar dusted filo dough pastry filled with a ground mixture of nuts, cinnamon, and chicken. Sounds kinda gross, I know, but it was SO GOOD!
The entrees arrived next, and they were delectable. All the meats were cooked very tender, not dry at all. Brittany and I both felt that the rabbit tasted like dark meat turkey. Our entrees were also accompanied by a bed of couscous topped with cooked carrots and eggplant.
To follow the entrees, we were brought Moroccan cookies, mint tea, and a basket of fruit and nuts. The Moroccan cookies were basically mini funnel cakes coated in honey. The fruit was fantastic, although I did discover that our Rhone blend wine and oranges made a rather foul and bitter flavor combination in my mouth.
The end of our meal marked the beginning of the entertainment: belly dancing. We snuck out while she was dancing with another unsuspecting diner - being slightly teased by the waiter at our "escape."
Other than being full to the point of uncomfortableness, it was well worth it. We did formulate a plan though, that if and when we return to Chef Karim's, that we will only eat the first two courses, and save the second two for the next day's lunch!
2 comments:
You should totally be a food critic or write resturaunt reviews! That was a great little window into the whole experience or your meal.
But I ate at Chef Karim's once and did not like it at all!!! No feast was present so we probably went on an off night, or ordered the wrong stuff. I am glad you enjoyed it, and Happy birthday to Brittany.
I agree with Lizzie...how does one become a food critic? Maybe just by blogging and restaurants could pay you to say good things. It sounds like it was a most unusual experience. Love you
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