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Restaurant Latour at Crystal Springs in Hamburg will offer a special eight-course, $135 Mangalitsa tasting menu from October 17 to 20.
From the press release: “Raised by New Jersey’s own Mosefund Farm, Mangalitsa are a heritage breed of wooly pig from Central Europe descended from wild boar that are much sought after by chefs for their rich, succulent meat. Crystal Springs worked directly with Mosefund in preparation for their Mangalitsa menu, first choosing two pigs to raise and then providing them a special diet of acorn and chestnuts for three months.”
The menu, created by Crystal Springs’ executive chef, Timothy Fischer, and Chef de Latour, John Benjamin (a West Milford resident), “utilizes every part of the animal from the belly to the loin to the cheek to the fat back for a unique nose-to-tail dining experience.” An optional wine pairing is available for $60, highlighting the pinot grape.
For reservations: 973-827-5996, ext 3. For some background, here’s my story on Restaurant Latour from 2011.
The menu follows:
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