Ramps, Rhubarb, and a Special Steak
04/19/2010
“Anybody who doesn't think that the best hamburger place in the world is in his home town is a sissy.”
Calvin Trillin
April 30, celebrate 8 years of Meat on the Street with the Marczyk crew!
When: Friday night, 5:00-7:30pm.
Where: On the sidewalk right here!
What: Delicious Niman Ranch beef, ground fresh here, served on freshly baked brioche buns from City Bakery. Enjoy the tastiest burger in Denver and an Uptown tradition.
How much: $6.99.
“Best Edible Community Service. Fridays at Marczyk’s are pure urban bliss!” Westword Newspaper.
Saturday, May 1
We continue our 8 year Customer Appreciation tradition with 10% off everything in the store! Come for bargains, vendor tastings, and the scene.
New New New!
Taralli. We translate: delicious little crunchy round flour treats. Fennel, EVOO, red pepper, and onion flavors. It’s really easy to eat a lot of these.
Raquelita’s Sandwich Petals. Gluten free is only the beginning. 10 grains of sandwich wrap glory in two flavors: red chile and spinach.
Guittard chocolate chips and chocolate chunks. Joy. The chunks are the very same used in the chocolate chip cookies made here.
Bing! Kicks Red Bull’s #*s. A cherry energy drink made in Colorado.
Spicy Thai Kettle Chip. Open the bag and you’re wafted away to Bangkok.
Featured Steak of the Week. Taste your way around our meat case! This week: Niman New York Strip on special for $14.99/lb. Save $3/lb! These evenly marbled beauties are a favorite.
Starting Monday April 19: Pedro Steak, $8.99/lb, save $1/lb!
What’s Fresh Now?
Ramps. Foraged from the wilds of Minnesota. A spring delicacy of wild allium with a tragically short season - as in about 2 weeks. Southerners may remember digging these up in the woods every spring. Pungent and totally roast able.
Red Rhubarb. Pie Time! Bake up a beautiful tart and sweet strawberry rhubarb for spring.
Blueberry pie. Find your thrill. Made here, by Haji, with organic wild blueberries and the same winning lard* crust as the cherry pie. What? You didn’t know about our blue ribbon pie contest at Sweet Action?
Sea of Cortez Shrimp. It’s all wild! Fresh frozen. $11.99 raw, $14.99 cooked. Either buy our freshly boiled shrimp, or take home the frozen, thaw, and marinate in:
Olive oil
Tequila
Honey
Fennel seeds
Lime juice
Hot pepper flakes
Mix it all together, throw them on the grill. It’s good!
* Don’t hate the lard: “After decades of trying, its moment is finally here.”
Recipes
Steak with Tarragon Butter
Cook the Niman New York Strip as you like it. Put a generous disk of this butter on it.
Tarragon Butter
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon dried tarragon
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced shallots
Salt to taste
In a small bowl, cream butter with an electric mixer. Mix in lemon juice, tarragon, black pepper, and shallot. Season to taste with salt. Chill for at least 1 hour.
Roasted fingerling potatoes with garlic
Preheat oven to 400. Rinse and drain 2 lb of potatoes. Peel 4 cloves of garlic. Arrange potatoes on cooking sheet, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and whole garlic cloves. Roast for about 20 minutes.
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