Do This: Mado's Mutton Dinner

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Oct 14, 2009 9:40PM

You can always count on mado to go where few other restaurants will go in their quest to adhere to serving all things head-to-tail. Lately Rob Levitt's been on a mutton kick that will continue for the foreseeable future. Mutton — older, mature lamb &3151 is noted for its richness in flavor. Because it's a tough meat, however, mutton is best cooked long and slow.

Levitt has put together a four-course dinner starting at 6 p.m. October 25 which is dominated by mutton. It's $65 per person and we've copied the menu after the jump for you to start working on your wine and beer pairings, since mado is a BYOB restaurant.

Charcuterie

• mutton ham, chorizo and paté
• sourdough bread, pickles and grain mustard
• parsley and radish salad

Antipasti

• wood-grilled flatbread with smoked melrose pepper purée,
• slow-cooked mutton belly and harissa
• empanadas
• acorn squash agro-dolce with crispy braised mutton shank
• pasta
• garganelli with mutton sausage ragú

Entrée

• lardo-basted, moroccon-spiced mutton leg
• couscous with preserved lemon and mint

• maple-roasted pear brown butter tart