One Last Meal!

[hon]

If you only have one last meal what would it be and from where?
Mine would be a big old pile of steamed crabs from the old Kellys in Fells Point (not that the new one doesn't have decent crabs but hey, without Kelly and Mary it ain't the same)

[loobcom]

Roasted Marinated Leg of Lamb
with a Shallot Puree, Boulangere Pototoes and Roasted Garlic

followed by

Pistachio and Raspberry Bakewell
with White Chocolate Sorbet and Pistachio Sauce

room service at the Merrion Hotel, Dublin.

[malibumike]

Croques St. Jaques(spelling?) Scallops in white wine sauce, If I remember they are scallops, large, covered in a sauce that also has some grated swiss cheese in it and poured over them inside a scallop shell and put under the broiler.

[babette feasts]

Coquilles st. jacques. A croque is a sandwich, as in croque monsieur/madame.

[malibumike]

Well all the recipes you can find on this recipe are definately not a sandwich. Follow this address for just one example. http://www.louisianafoods.com/recipes...

[Bostonbob3]

I think babette was pointing out that Coquilles St. Jacques is NOT a sandwich (which is a "croque").

[ML8000]

Just how long does this meal last?

I'd head home to Mom's and ask her to magically cook favorites from way back when. She 76 y.o., retired from cooking, from a restaurant family but says she lost her touch and taste, which is sort of true. I'd also have my brother come over and spark up the barbeque grill everything in sight.

[Bostonbob3]

Great question, ML. If this is my last meal, I'd do everything possible to make it last as loooong as possible. Perhaps one course from every 3-star Michelin restaurant on the planet?

[xman887]

either some great shack prepared pulled pork soulder in north carolina or, locally, joe muer's seared salmon with carmelized capers in a parsley butter sauce.

[kare_raisu]

uni and rice

[TexasToast]

So this is the death penalty meal, huh? Well, I can't think of a single meal . . . I like the Vegas buffet idea, maybe something really rare and expensive like kilos of beluga caviar and vintage champagne with gold leaf floating in it.

I don't know. I'll have to come back to this!

TT

[WineWidow]

Tough question!

Today's answer is: an appetizer of my own grilled asparagus with lots of charred salt and lashings of balsamic, and a glass of sauvignon blanc, then a cowboy ribeye as big as my head from Ruths Chris, with buttermilk mashed potatoes like my mother makes them, and a bottle of california cab, and for dessert a glass of late harvest vidal.

[pikawicca]

I'm not familiar with "charred salt." do you buy it charred, or do it yourself?

[HollyDolly]

Mine would be ceviche,followed by a nice filet mignon with a lobster tail, with a few fresh asperagus spears and a couple of stuffed mushrooms.dessert would be strawberry sorbet and a slice of angel food cake. And maybe a glass of white wine,like Blue Nun or Webber's.

[Bostonbob3]

Tasting menu, Restaurant Daniel, New York. With a perfect bottle of wine with each course, naturally.

[kerwintoronto]

A 10 course banquet at a private dining establishment in Hong Kong with a Magnum of Cava, Couple bottles of Riseling, some Amarone (for richer dishes) and finish with an Armagnac.

Hope 'Broken Tooth Shing' is still cooking this winter.

[CulinaryKate]

I developed an allergy to shellfish when I was just about 11 years old, and if I have any say over it, I'm going to have all sorts of shellfish on my deathbed; seared scallops. grilled prawns, Lobster in Drawn butter.

Bring on the anaphalaxis!

[tk467]

This is a tough one , I am torn between Peter Lugars in Brooklyn or the Seafood Market on Soy 24 in Bangkok

[tlegray]

I'd go to Navona Notte right off the Piazza Navona in Rome. You couldn't go wrong having to be in Rome for a last meal. I'd have the eggplant bruschetta, buccatini al amatriana, ensalada bisteka, and house wine.

[TOfoodie]

How about everything? I'd eat a bite of everything so I couldn't say I missed a thing....

[Frenchie]

I would go to La Cabrera in Buenos Aires for the best meat I've ever tasted!

[MMRuth]

I would go to L'Ami Louis in Paris - foie gras, pommes Anna, the roast chicken ....

[calabasas_trafalgar]

Either Alaskan King Crab at the Tillerman in Vegas, or beef tacos at La Paz

[davinagr]

I'd hit the Wynn's buffet in Vegas. OMG incredible.

[jennjen18]

Oh Yeah, I would just stuff my face in any buffet in Vegas, really!

[Scagnetti]

Eat pasta and fish at my Mother's house. After all, she is the best cook in the world!

[hon]

This was started in the DC/Baltimore section and was supposed to be for that area, not sure why it got moved.

[Steve]

Because in your OP you didn't limit the responses to DC/Baltimore and you got replies from all over. So the Moderators moved it.

[jrsmoltz]

I know it's 3,000 miles away, but I would have to have a supreme burrito with carnitas con nopales from Las Brasas in San Jose, CA.

I have never had a better burrito and probably never will. I was very lucky to live three blocks away from them for three years.

[Melanie]

you must have missed 'El Taco De Mexico' in Denver, Co. Random, I know, but it's the best mexican food I can remember - and I'm from San Francisco! (in fairness, I haven't been there in years...perhaps my memory makes it seem better than it was. Nonetheless, it was pretty damned good)

[bogie]

I would go for the classics @ Barberians Steakhouse in Toronto:

Escargots in garlic butter

Charbroiled Ribeye Steak
Lobster Tail with drawn butter
Loaded Baked Potato

NY Cheesecake

All washed down with Krug Champagne!