All next week Morningside Heights brasserie Le Monde is throwing a Pig Frites Festival, wherein French chef Regis's menu will pair French fries with a variety of pork-themed dishes. The press release promises you'll "squeal with excitement"—or with agony like a slaughtered pig—because "the classic dish of moules frites" is getting a porcine makeover. There are some appealing entrees on tap, but what really caught our eye was dessert.
Chef Courivaud was trained as a French pastry chef, and next week he's going whole hog with a dessert of Bacon Ice Cream with caramelized apples and chocolate dipped bacon ($6). Sure, some jaded gourmands say the dining world's pork trend has jumped the shark, but it's clear there's just no end to people who want to dig on swine. Or drizzle edible bacon candle fat all over their pulled pork.
Other savory menu options next week include La Petit Cochon, a whole roasted and stuffed suckling pig served with a pork jus ($21); Cassoulet De Porc with white beans, pork sausage and bacon ($18.50); and Porc À La Bourguignon ($16.75), pork braised in red wine with mushrooms, pearl onions, bacon and mashed potato. And if you're not in the mood for bacon ice cream but still want to wrap you lips around some sweet swine, there's always Mo's Milk Chocolate Bacon Bar from Vosges. Or just grab a bag of pork rinds and some Nutella for the subway ride home.
