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Wild Game Week @ Big 4 Restaurant While Big 4 Restaurant has game a-plenty to cook and serve during the year, this is their special week to shine. Like the Mardi Gras of game meats ready to party with you. The dishes are dear (in price), but I had their saddle of black buck antelope and [...] Creole stuffed bread is like the Cajun sandwich version of a dragon’s den: the treasure is hidden deep inside. REINDEER QUICHE THE DISH: REINDEER QUICHE Assuming one can overcome the ‘don’t kill Santa’s flying messenger’ association with ruddy-nosed animals from holiday mythology, reindeer should pose no obstacle for the omnivore. Reindeer is to Finland as cow is to America: the most common national meat sustenance, respectively. Although the reindeer cute factor is [...] SADDLE of BLACK BUCK ANTELOPE Saddle of Black Buck Antelope, Big 4 Restaurant The Dish: Antelope (Saddle of Black Buck Antelope) One of the most incredible meals I’ve had in the past year, without question, and probably as good as any meat dishes I have eaten in the past five years. Both times I’ve eaten antelope [...] ALLIGATOR SAUSAGE (in BBQ sauce) Some people think Louisiana is full of people eating frog, alligator, and all sorts of other wild and strange beasts at every turn. While that can be true in spades in South Louisiana, it’s not easy to find alligator sausage. So it’s [...] It’s not every day that someone this side of Sydney gets to dine upon kangaroo loin, so that’s what I ordered at Johannes in Palm Springs, CA. And it was excellent. The Vibe: Understated décor, with comfy, white, high-back chairs, and a few cool paintings on the cool cantaloupe walls that reminded us of a couple [...] | ||||||
