Boston- The Townsman
Friday afternoon Mr. T and I headed to the Townsman for lunch. Their burger had made it onto quite a few "Best Burger" lists and the sprawling windows of the brasserie seemed like the perfect place to watch the continuing snow storm. We split a few appetizers to begin, a tasty Little Gem Wedge with country ham, blue cheese, tomato and vinegar... ...and a rich velvety Squash Soup studded with toasted pecans and pumpkin seeds. We had high hopes for the burger after such a great start but unfortunately we found it to be just strange. The bun was hard. It was listed on the menu as a potato roll but it had absolutely no fluffy texture and no subtle sweetness. The meat looked to be cooked a perfect medium rare yet it lacked any juiciness, any real flavor. The only thing I tasted was the strange pepper-jack cheese schmeared on top and the odd coating of paprika and star anise on the fries. It was a disjointed medley of...