Fraiche Food Friday: Recent Eats

Let me preface this post with two things. Everyone should start their morning with a little Whitney. When I was young, my mother would play some  Whit on Saturdays and I would sing along and dance in the living room. Usually we started with "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."     I remember even as a little girl wondering if I would ever find someone  I wanted to dance with and what the "heat" she spoke of was. Oh to be young.     I was so shocked by her death I have had a hard time playing her music,  today is the first time I embraced it all again.       If you read one blog post today (besides mine) please make it this one. It will change your life. Especially you expectant mothers.     Onto the food!

A few weeks ago I popped into an Attleboro restaurant I had received a recommendation on. The name alone drew me in, Sangrias Tapas & Wine.

Our server Christina was incredibly enthusiastic, knowledgeable and sweet.

We started with the Portuguese Passion: a delicious mix of white riesling, Skyy passion fruit vodka, pineapple juice, passion fruit puree, ginger ale and champagne.
Basically pure bliss in a cup. Thank goodness we got a pitcher.

From there we ordered the Presunto Mac n Cheese with Gruyère, Havarti,

a parmasean sauce and topped with presunto. Heavenly!

Next were the Cogumelos Salteados: Sautéed portabella, crimini & 

shiitake mushrooms finished with thyme & oregano.

People either tend to really love mushrooms or be disgusted by them.

Of course I have always loved them and these were so light,

well-seasoned they were easily a perfect addition to our tapas tasting.

The Camarao Alhinho were pan seared and braised in rich roasted

garlic with a white wine butter sauce. 

This was not a low-cal meal by any means but with tapas I always

feel it is merely a few bites of several things. So what can it hurt?

Lastly and surely not the least of all dishes, was the Cordornizes a Cabo Verde,

or quail. Rubbed with a zesty herb-spiced house blend, it was a 

delight of succulent morsels, each bite better than the previous.

When I go to a restaurant, I do not think merely of the food and drink,

but the ambiance, service, decor and a great deal else.

Upon entering the women's restroom at Sangria's I found an orchid on the

vanity, automatic lights and a no touch trash can (which appeals to the 

germaphobe in me - yayyy sanitation!) 

Beyond that, there was also high quality toilet paper - this is a detail a lot of restaurants skimp on, but like the cloth quality yet recyclable  handtowels next to the sink,

is something a patron appreciates and notes when considering their return.

I love this restaurant and plan to return as soon as I am able. For anyone

 that finds themselves in Attleboro make sure you stop by and let me 

know how your meal is.

What was your favorite meal this week?