I recently went to Charlie Bird an Italian restaurant by Spring St. While the other courses were great, this Budino came out to be the most interesting for good and unfortunately not so good reasons. this Warm Chocolate Budino contained, Olive Oil Gelato & Caramelized Rice Krispies w/ a Dark chocolate mousse cake. the creamy texture of the gelato and the crunchiness of the rice krispies was a good combination, but while continuing eating the ice cold gelato the rice krispies after awhile felt like chewing on rocks because my teeth had become too sensitive to the cold. The warm mousse cake help balance the dish integrating all the flavors together. so despite my sensitivity to cold i enjoyed this dish very much.

It was my first time ever trying such a combination Herring in sour cream sauce mixed with onions provided an interesting marinate to the salty herring. At first glance you only feel a sort of repulsion as you see the gray meat swimming inside the white sauce an a smell that can be picked up several feet away. After first learning this peculiar dishes Jewish background history i decided to man up and have a taste. To my surprise the initial taste was a nice chewy creamy texture, asweel as somewhat sweet and plenty of sour, to me it tasted just like a tuna dip. Although the first bites were on the good side, i have to admit that the after taste of this dish packs quite a punch. So i dont recommend going on a meeting or having a long conversation. but a quick wash of the mouth will do the trick.