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Fried Green Tomatoes

Trio Bistro-Bar-Bottle has been around for quite a while, and Rebecca and I have enjoyed dining there on occasion, especially when we were in the mood for a great glass of wine to go with the meal. However, Trio has seen fit to hire a new chef, change up their menu, and get down to their southern roots. Trio now caters to those favorites from your childhood, like say, fried green tomatoes. And let me tell you, these are not the maters your grandma would make you eat either. I would literally make this appetizer my main meal it is so mouthwatering. Imagine, nicely corn meal breaded and fried green tomatoes, slightly covered in a bit of gorganzola cheese, some pancetta, and a balsamic reduction drizzled over ever so finely. The balsamic offset the bite of the tomatoes quite well, and the addition of the cheese and pork, well, who doesn’t love bacon with everything? Simply scrumptious. Rebecca tried a grilled fig and prosciutto salad with a pancetta and lavender dressing. I had a small taste, and it was absolutely wonderful. For my main course I gave the crabcakes a go. These arrived beautifully prepared, with an apple vinegar slaw, and rice and beans. The cakes were generously filled with crab, and had just enough spice to be flavorful, but not overloaded so that it covered the flavor of the meaty goodness inside. The slaw was wonderful, with enough vinegar astringency to offset the sweetness of the apples. While I’m not a great fan of rice, the rice and beans were wonderfully flavored, and I found myself enjoying it thoroughly. Rebecca ordered the honey glazed quail, not sure what to expect since she has never experienced the small foul before. It had a nice spicy crawfish stuffing, and was piled on a flavorful risotto. I have to say that the combination of flavors was amazing, and although Rebecca didn’t finish her meal, it wasn’t due to not loving the dish, she simply just didn’t have any more room. I on the other hand decided to pig out, and ordered dessert. Rebecca and I had discussed what could possibly be southern enough to make the new desert menu, and we were pleasantly surprised to see some classic southern favorites, such as bread pudding, and my personal favorite, pecan pie. Now, this was a Bourbon and Chocolate Pecan Pie with a brown sugar whipped cream, as described on the menu, so it made it even more appealing to me. Let’s just say I was hooked from the first bite. Overall, the menu works well, and it definitely is something that anyone, yankee or southerner, should enjoy. Call (540) 904-5887 for reservations.