Northeast Kingdom is located in an area of Bushwick that makes people wary of going to Bushwick. It is right by a shady subway station, vacant warehouses, and empty streets. If a tumbleweed passed by, I would not be surprised. I have never actually heard of a crime being committed in this area, but I can imagine it. However, like a mirage in a desert, Northeast Kingdom exists like a haven. It is absolutely divine.
We arrive, take a seat at the bar, and immediately order a couple of cocktails. Mark orders the Old Bushwick which consists of bourbon, ginger ale, lime, and bitters and it is a real drink. It's a Mad Men type of drink super strong and super alcohol tasting. I have a sip and know that if I ever order that it's like clocking in for a work--its a job that you commit to. Of course, Mark loves it. I decided to get the Gin Gin Ginger (I really like ginger) it is made of gin, housemade ginger ale, and raspberry creme de mur. It is tasty although on the sweet side--I like my ginger drinks very gingery.
These two drinks begin a night of too much drinking. A friend meets us, and to be friendly, we order some Six Point craft ales with alcohol contents ranging from 6 to 8. This is was trouble, but local trouble. Not only because we live right by the locale, making the trip home so easy peasy, but local because these beers, like most of the food at Northeast Kingdom, is locally made whether in the BK or New York itself making everything that much tastier. These beers are so good and like classy folk we have it with a cheese plate. We have a brie served with apple sauce and mini mini buttermilk biscuits. I wish had a pic, but I was so excited to eat it I halfway gobbled it up before I remembered. I've had cheese with honey before and definitely with jam, but never with applesauce. It was a whole new world especially with the biscuit. It was like having a mascarpone apple turnover on a biscuit. So yum!
For an entree, I ordered the the chicken pot pie made with organic local chicken, fall vegetables, and served with a green salad. Mark ended up getting the maple roasted pulled pork on a buttermilk biscuit with housemade pickles. Our friend was there to drink so we had no choice, but to order another round and maybe a couple of more.
I wasn't mindful enough to taste Mark's entree, but he says "it was a sweet pulled pork and the biscuit really complemented it well". He ate it all so it had to be good. It kind of looked like a pulled pork burger. I was suppose to eat his pickles, he's not a fan, but in all the excitement of my meal I completely forgot. The crust of my pie was so flaky on the outside and melty soft on the inside. I burned my tongue trying to eat the chicken and vegetables. I was that into it-I still kept going though. It was tasty, light, and still completely comforting--a perfect fall meal. All the veggies were soft, but still firm and the chicken was very moist. I ate every bite and was sad to not have a spoon to drink up the juices at the end. Salivating just remembering it.
However, as much as I would like to say the night ended there, it didn't. As for me I had one cocktail, four beers, and random glass of prosecco with random girls I didn't know. A dangerous recipe for girl of my height and weight. You do not want to know. The boys didn't do any better. They were doing shots of tequila. I will now stop going into any further detail, to protect those involved, but you know that mini pumpkin in the cocktails image? I woke up with two of those in my purse. How? Why? Not sure. Happy Halloween and xoxo happy nibbling!
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