Cauliflower & Taleggio Cheese Gratin
by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
December 17, 2007
SMITH’S [CLOSED]
79 MacDougal St
(Bleecker & W Houston Sts)
New York, NY 10012
212-260-0100
$$
The cauliflower and taleggio cheese gratin may be an accompaniment on Smith’s menu, but, as far as I’m concerned, it outshines any other dish. I could go back daily for this creamy gratin and its thin layer of browned cheese on top. Cauliflower is a seemingly innocuous vegetable, but it’s so juicy and light on the palate. And when paired with cheese, whether roasted or au gratin, it is just too close to perfection.
Also in American, Cheese, Greenwich Village, Vegetables
