Middleterranean in Midtown

We had a delicious meal from a restaurant a bit off the beaten path, Taboon. "Middleterranean" with a French country decor, the wine by the glass list was small but I did have a delightful Portuguese wine from Duoro, just enough body & fruit for my delicate (hee hee) little taste buds. RRR (aka my sister) went with a tempranillo and her particular little taste buds were equally pleased!

We shared an order of kube, ground skirt steak with pine nuts & Moroccan spices with onion & bulger in an empanada of sorts along with a crab salad with blood orange & feta. Not really a fan of the fish/cheese combo but the feta provided just enough salt & cream to stand up to the punch of the blood orange. Not overpowering at all, a fantastic yet delicate blend of flavors.

We had some tzatziki & foccaccia and once we devoured our split main course, halibut with tomato, sweet red peppers, fava beans in a spicy tomato base over cous cous we didn't have room for desert which was unfortunate for us (and highly unusual for me) because the molten chocolate cake sounded fantastic! It came with Turkish coffee ice cream and a chocolate crumble. Calories be damned!

Of course I was stuffed to the gills yet the portions weren't out of control we have a few friends (Contessa!) that are going to have to try this place they will love it!