Friday, May 20, 2011

pickles & a bar

One serendipitous evening last summer, Vivek and I stumbled upon Sweet Afton and McClure's Pickles and our lives changed forever. Sweet Afton is the best thing to happen to Astoria. Ever. Not only is it rustic, cozy, friendly, and serves Ommegang Witte on tap, but they serve Fried McClure's Pickles. FRIED PICKLES you guys. They are hands down the best creation EVER. Sliced pickles coated with a puffy, chewy dough, fried, and served with a smokey mayo for dipping. TO. DIE. FOR.



Sweet Afton quickly became our favorite bar and their fried pickles our weakness. So when I saw a jar of McClure's at Whole Foods the other day, I couldn't resist. Turns out they're just as good straight out of the jar.

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5 comments:

Naurnie said...

they sell these pickles at a really cool restaurant here in durham called parker + otis. i've been wanting to try them based on label alone. i'm so glad they're as tasty as they look!

Nancie said...

nothing beats a good pickle with a favorite sandwich.

mercie ghimire said...

lauren - vivek and i have thrown around the idea of frying them ourselves (a slightly terrifying idea since bubbling, 400 degree oil scares the crap out of me). you could always give that a whirl, if you're feeling adventurous.

Stacy Wong said...

Shhhhh, don't let them all know!

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