Foreside Tavern and Side Bar - Falmouth, ME

Tonight we decided to switch things up and go out to a nice dinner. Adam was craving red meat so I suggested Foreside Tavern and Side Bar. We had been there once before and he had completely devoured his hunk of meat. We got there at about 5 p.m.- right before the locals started pouring in. We had the restaurant to ourselves for about 20 minutes until it suddenly came alive with the sound of Maine accents ordering "just a glass of watah".

The menu had an array of entrees ranging from steak to an interesting sounding "vegetable sausage". However, what caught my eye was on the appetizer menu: SAVORY CHEESECAKE.

Now, I had never heard of savory cheesecake but if there can be savory crepes, why not cheesecake. The menu described it as "roasted shallots, thyme, rosemary, chives, mixed greens & vanilla gastrique." Our lovely waitress described it as "cream cheesy on the bottom with with all the stuff on top of it but definitely delicious and filling."

"What the Hell," I thought to myself. "I doubt I will ever see this on another menu again." Done and done.

Now, I'm still new at this so I did forget to take a picture before digging in... But I was just so hungry and I wanted to try it. I'll do my best to describe..

My first thought... why the heck is this cold!? It looks like a square piece of quiche with mixed greens on top and honey drizzled on the side of this oblong plate that was surrounded by crostini. Now, I don't know what I was thinking because I normally am not a cheesecake fan. I go to the Cheesecake Factory for the appetizers and the large menu... NOT for cheesecake. But like I said, "What the Hell," so I dive in. It is definitely cream cheesy but definitely delicious. Just like she said.

It took some getting used to and the mixed greens on the top of the plate were the best flavor to compliment all the cream cheese. By the end, I got adventurous and started mixing all the items on the plate together, testing different combinations of food: cheesecake, greens, crostini, honey; then crostini, honey, greens, cheesecake, etc. All delicious.

It was one of those meals where you look around the restaurant to make sure no one is staring while you slyly try to scrape any piece of food you didn't get a chance to savor.

Now next time I order this I will take pictures; yes there will be a next time. For now, time to put on some comfy clothes and slowly slip into a cheesecake coma

Til next time- Eat Well,

C