151698 Mon Apr 25 12:41:52 -0700 2005 15 12 Boston Area 0 814300 In Montreal this past weekend I had some amazing duck confit for the first time. I'm now hooked. Any ideas on the best confit (duck or otherwise) in the Boston area? Mon Apr 25 12:41:52 -0700 2005 0 gregchttm 1 814306 It's a SW French staple, so most restaurants that play French will have it on the menu (sometimes as a special). Aquitaine and Les Zygomates are the most consistent. The dish is less consistent at Sel de la Terre or Gargoyles. Mon Apr 25 12:56:51 -0700 2005 814300 0 1K diner 1 814309 Check out Hamersley's Bistro. I know it was on the menu at one time (and IMHO they do just about everything well). Mon Apr 25 13:06:22 -0700 2005 814300 0 Boatrocker 2 814410 Going back about 2 years, but I thought the hammersley's duck confit was somewhat dry. Everything else there was great. Could have been an off-confit day. Tue Apr 26 11:24:04 -0700 2005 814309 0 tdaaa 1 814310 It's almost always on the menu - in one form or another - at Central Kitchen. In the past I recall a fantastic frissee salad with duck confit, nuts, dried berries, lardon perhaps, a delicious and well-seasoned vinagrette, topped with a poached egg. Wow. Last week I had a duck confit appetizer there that was a sizeable tower of confit pan-crisped on top, served with a citrus and (was it?) fennel salad with hazelnuts on one side and a rhubarb compote on the other, the plate drizzled with hazelnut oil. Fantastic and a great value at their prices. Mon Apr 25 13:14:54 -0700 2005 814300 0 MB 1 814312 Upstairs on the Square has an excellent Crispy Duck Confit Hash on their brunch menu. I've provided the link to their brunch menu below. Link: http://www.upstairsonthesquare.com/brunch.php Mon Apr 25 13:20:04 -0700 2005 814300 0 mangorita 2 814322 How is that brunch? I've been meaning to check it out. Mon Apr 25 13:43:15 -0700 2005 814312 0 MB 1 814325 I liked the foie gras with duck confit appetizer at Mistral. It's spendy but so so good. Mon Apr 25 14:02:29 -0700 2005 814300 0 Dax 1 814327 Love the Seared Foie Gras with Confit of Duck in Brioche & Tart Wisconsin Cherries at Mistral. BK Link: http://www.mistralbistro.com/menu.shtml Mon Apr 25 14:07:30 -0700 2005 814300 0 BK 1 814386 Bistrot Pierrot has a good confit. But I've got to say, I also enjoyed the confit appetizer I had at Central Kitchen. Wasn't too impressed by the rest of the meal though. Mon Apr 25 23:32:41 -0700 2005 814300 0 Hamster 2 814500 Yep, I concur with Hamster about Pierrot's confit, had it last Sat nite and it was the real deal. Served with yummy red cabbage, and a slightly too salty tomato and zucchini gratin. Preceded by an assiette de cochonailles, which was a plate of good ole' pig sausages, house pate and smoked ham. Given earlier mixed reviews about Pierrot I was pleased, will be back for further chow research. Wed Apr 27 10:39:45 -0700 2005 814386 0 robfens 3 814512 My only complaint about the duck confit at Pierrot was that it was not at all crispy. That to me is the whole point of the confit, but I"m sure others will disagree. Wed Apr 27 12:53:22 -0700 2005 814500 0 barleywino 1 814406 Duck, Duck, Goose at EVOO: duck confit, seared foie gras, and rare goose breast. Tue Apr 26 11:17:18 -0700 2005 814300 0 Barley N. Hops 1 814437 The Butcher Shop (in the South End) has a really great duck confit salad with hard-boiled quail eggs, caper berries, peaches and an amazing dressing. Really good. Tue Apr 26 14:15:54 -0700 2005 814300 0 Eric S.S. 1 814679 The absolutly best duck confit I have ever had is at Bistro 712 in Norwood Center. Fri Apr 29 09:46:15 -0700 2005 814300 0 kristin 1 814680 The absolutly best duck confit I have ever had is at Bistro 712 in Norwood Center. Fri Apr 29 09:46:24 -0700 2005 814300 0 kristin