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DA / BA - Hudson, New York
Most anywhere in our region it’s a cinch to find a pleasant meal, but to find food that shows evidence of serious culinary imagination married to kitchen competence is much rarer. DA / BA is one such restaurant. The space is pleasantly designed and softly lit—conducive to a relaxed dinner. The menu is varied and, if you are in the mood for an adventure, downright exciting. And the prices are more than fair. Chef/Owner Daniel Nilsson and Executive Chef Ola Svedman, as their names suggest they might, create Scandivanian-leaning modern food (elk filet, $26). All meals start with a free amuse bouche—one recent evening it was a creamy foie gras soup delivered to the table in a holder containing one small laboratory tube-ful for each in the party, with a sliver of soft bread sticking out—delicious and just enough, given its richness. Whatever choice follows is guided by appetite, budget, and mood: DA / BA serves ambitious fresh fare in creative, clean flavor combinations— grilled filet mignon with truffle-scented consomme, vegetables, ginger foam, and sunflower choke puree ($26). And they also serve hearty pub food—a burger with top-notch fries (so easy to accomplish; why so seldom aspired to?). It’s a generous plate of food for $7.
225 Warren Street, Hudson; 518.249.4631
Monday - Saturday 6 - 10
Closed Sundays
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Posted by Marilyn Bethany on 09/29/08 at 10:53 AM • Permalink
