Edibles & Essentials

I met a couple of girlfriends at Edibles & Essentials recently for dinner.

It's a small place, with a small menu, but the cocktails were well-crafted, the food was tasty, and the shelves - though a bit sparsely stocked - were carefully curated.

First, the cocktails.  I had a maple old fashioned.  Or two.  Enough said about that.  There were also a jalapeno margarita and a rum-based cocktail on the menu, neither of which I tried.  The bottles behind the bar, though few, were quality.

We were there on a Monday, and they have a prix fixe option, which I took advantage of.  My selections were the wedge salad, pulled pork sandwich, and a homemade Moroccan snickerdoodle cookie.  Nothing absolutely killer, but all quite tasty.

The shelves and refrigerator cabinet contained a range from fresh local eggs to corkscrews.  The selections were not plentiful, but they were thoughtful without being snooty.  For example, the spice section had some hipster craft blends, but also Old Bay.

Here's to not taking yourself too seriously.