There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs. Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful. The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes that small, they were about 1 inch across. The sprouts and the potatoes were halved and cooked with a slight char. They were tender and very delicious. It never occurs to me to take a picture!!

I have been pan frying Brussels sprouts this spring cause I do not want to heat the oven. They come out very nice. Now I just have to find tiny potatoes to add to the mix!

It was a wonderful evening in Denver and we walked about half of the way home. Did a little bar hopping along the way. Mild temp, no wind, a few drops of rain. It was a perfect evening.

DaleP

On 6/21/2014 12:35 PM, dalep wrote:
There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs. Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful. The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes that small, they were about 1 inch across. The sprouts and the potatoes were halved and cooked with a slight char. They were tender and very delicious. It never occurs to me to take a picture!!

I have been pan frying Brussels sprouts this spring cause I do not want to heat the oven. They come out very nice. Now I just have to find tiny potatoes to add to the mix!

It was a wonderful evening in Denver and we walked about half of the way home. Did a little bar hopping along the way. Mild temp, no wind, a few drops of rain. It was a perfect evening.

DaleP

Sounds good! I'm glad you had a good time and a good meal.

Jill

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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs.
Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a
little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.
The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender
Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes
that small, they were about 1 inch across.

Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?

In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the
season's crop, very tender and delicious.

Janet UK

On 6/21/2014 1:12 PM, Janet wrote:
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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs.
Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a
little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.
The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender
Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes
that small, they were about 1 inch across.

Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?

In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the
season's crop, very tender and delicious.

Janet UK

The do sell "new potatoes" here in the US. The OP didn't mention if
they were red-skinned. The ones I buy are.

There is sometimes the problem of *any* smallish red potato (not tiny as
described) sometimes also being sold as "new potatoes". Sure, they're
still small, but not as teeny tiny as he described. They'd probably
work just fine anyway. They were cut before being cooked with the tiny
brussels sprouts. You could always cut the slightly larger "new"
potatoes smaller and probably replicate the dish.

Jill

On Saturday, June 21, 2014 11:12:29 AM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs.

Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a

little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.

The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender

Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes

that small, they were about 1 inch across.



Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?



In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the

season's crop, very tender and delicious.



Janet UK

Our "new potatoes" are usually two inches across. I did a little research and apparently our Trader Joe's sells tine potatoes. We just got Trader Joe's, so i will check it out. The potatoes at the restaurant were no more than one inch across. And yes, they were very tender and delicious.

DaleP

On 6/21/2014 1:27 PM, dalep wrote:
On Saturday, June 21, 2014 11:12:29 AM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs.

Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a

little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.

The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender

Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes

that small, they were about 1 inch across.



Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?



In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the

season's crop, very tender and delicious.



Janet UK

Our "new potatoes" are usually two inches across. I did a little research and apparently our Trader Joe's sells tine potatoes. We just got Trader Joe's, so i will check it out. The potatoes at the restaurant were no more than one inch across. And yes, they were very tender and delicious.

DaleP

Were they small thin-skinned red potatoes? I buy them for next to
nothing from a local farm stand.

You can buy all sorts of tiny potatoes. I won't buy the silly
"fingerlings" which are *way* overpriced. Takes twice as many potatoes
to serve 2 people and the cost is ridiculous. They're still just
potatoes.

Jill

On Saturday, June 21, 2014 10:27:59 AM UTC-7, dalep wrote:
On Saturday, June 21, 2014 11:12:29 AM UTC-6, Janet wrote:

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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs.



Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a



little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.



The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender



Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes



that small, they were about 1 inch across.







Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?







In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the



season's crop, very tender and delicious.







Janet UK



Our "new potatoes" are usually two inches across. I did a little research and apparently our Trader Joe's sells tine potatoes. We just got Trader Joe's, so i will check it out. The potatoes at the restaurant were no more than one inch across. And yes, they were very tender and delicious.



DaleP

I can buy them in a small bag of about a dozen and they are right at about 1" in diameter. Kroger/Fred Meyer has them but not all the time.

Janet wrote:

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says...

There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs.
Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a
little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.
The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender
Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes
that small, they were about 1 inch across.

Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?

In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the
season's crop, very tender and delicious.

Janet UK

I like those but if you use red potatoes, you can cut them up small
and use them the same way and they taste just as tender and delicious.
It's true...try it sometime. Red potatoes rule and they are my
favorite.

On 6/21/2014 2:38 PM, Gary wrote:
Janet wrote:

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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs.
Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a
little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.
The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender
Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes
that small, they were about 1 inch across.

Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?

In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the
season's crop, very tender and delicious.

Janet UK

I like those but if you use red potatoes, you can cut them up small
and use them the same way and they taste just as tender and delicious.
It's true...try it sometime. Red potatoes rule and they are my
favorite.

I'd have trouble finding *fresh* tiny brussels sprouts this time of
year. They're a cool weather crop and it's already very hot around
here. I buy frozen brussels sprouts, they're just fine. But they
aren't the tiny ones dalep is finding in Denver. I suspect the
weather/location has a lot to do with that.

Jill

dalep wrote:

Our "new potatoes" are usually two inches across. I did a little research and apparently our Trader Joe's sells tine potatoes. We just got Trader Joe's, so i will check it out. The potatoes at the restaurant were no more than one inch across. And yes, they were very tender and delicious.

Red potatoes are very tender and delicious no matter what the size.
You pay too much for the tiny 1" potatoes of any variety, imo.

G.

On 21/06/2014 11:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:
On 6/21/2014 1:27 PM, dalep wrote:
On Saturday, June 21, 2014 11:12:29 AM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had
it's ups and downs.

Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a

little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.

The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender

Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes

that small, they were about 1 inch across.



Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?



In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the

season's crop, very tender and delicious.



Janet UK

Our "new potatoes" are usually two inches across. I did a little
research and apparently our Trader Joe's sells tine potatoes. We just
got Trader Joe's, so i will check it out. The potatoes at the
restaurant were no more than one inch across. And yes, they were very
tender and delicious.

DaleP

Were they small thin-skinned red potatoes? I buy them for next to
nothing from a local farm stand.

You can buy all sorts of tiny potatoes. I won't buy the silly
"fingerlings" which are *way* overpriced. Takes twice as many potatoes
to serve 2 people and the cost is ridiculous. They're still just
potatoes.

Yebbut!! They are delicious!!!! Worth it for special occasions!
Graham

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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's
ups and downs.
Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a
little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful.
The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender
Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes
that small, they were about 1 inch across.

Don't they sell those in US supermarkets?

In UK they are called (and sold as) "new potatoes", the first of the
season's crop, very tender and delicious.

Janet UK

Those are smaller than new, I think. We can get them but not every store
has them and only perhaps once a year.

On Sat, 21 Jun 2014 09:35:54 -0700 (PDT), dalep
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There is a restaurant in a hotel near us. The restaurant has had it's ups and downs. Got a new chef, manager recently. We decided to give it a try for a little birthday dinner. I had the duck breast, and it was wonderful. The best thing was the vegetable served with it. It was tiny, tender Brussels sprouts and teeny-tiny potatoes. I have never seen potatoes that small, they were about 1 inch across. The sprouts and the potatoes were halved and cooked with a slight char. They were tender and very delicious. It never occurs to me to take a picture!!

I have been pan frying Brussels sprouts this spring cause I do not want to heat the oven. They come out very nice. Now I just have to find tiny potatoes to add to the mix!

It was a wonderful evening in Denver and we walked about half of the way home. Did a little bar hopping along the way. Mild temp, no wind, a few drops of rain. It was a perfect evening.

Sounds wonderful, thanks for the idea! You're right that those one
inch potatoes are hard to find. You could use fingerlings and cut
them to size - it wouldn't be as cute, but it would work.


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dalep wrote:

Our "new potatoes" are usually two inches across. I did a little research and apparently our Trader Joe's sells tine potatoes. We just got Trader Joe's, so i will check it out. The potatoes at the restaurant were no more than one inch across. And yes, they were very tender and delicious.

Red potatoes are very tender and delicious no matter what the size.
You pay too much for the tiny 1" potatoes of any variety, imo.

I grow them, specially to eat tiny. The first lot are always eaten as
a plate of nothing but little baby potatoes, steamed with mint then
served hot with butter, sheer heaven.

Usually the first pick are ready to eat on the summer solstice, but it
was a cold spring so they are probably behind. Haven't looked yet :-)

Janet UK

On Sat, 21 Jun 2014 20:30:28 +0100, Janet wrote:

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dalep wrote:

Our "new potatoes" are usually two inches across. I did a little research and apparently our Trader Joe's sells tine potatoes. We just got Trader Joe's, so i will check it out. The potatoes at the restaurant were no more than one inch across. And yes, they were very tender and delicious.

Red potatoes are very tender and delicious no matter what the size.
You pay too much for the tiny 1" potatoes of any variety, imo.

I grow them, specially to eat tiny.


So, the people who grow them or can buy them at a local farm stand
think everyone can find them easily. Interesting.


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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.