Some people are breakfast-for-dinner types. I am not one of those. I much prefer dinner for breakfast. I’ll do a good bowl of leftover soup or some Thai noodles over eggs and bacon any day of the week.
That said, the most recent sandwich I discovered at Il Villaggio Osteria could make me a breakfast-for-dinner convert. That is, if calories were of no concern.
The “Jowl” Benny is probably the most decadent sandwich I’ve encountered in a while. I’m not sure what caught my attention more — the braised pork jowl or the foie gras croissant. I’m a sucker for foie. (And for those of you who question whether this is a sandwich, in my opinion it’s what’s called open-faced. Because in my book, anything served on top of a croissant is a sandwich.)
My husband and I went to Osteria for pizza and salads one recent Sunday evening. After looking over the menu, the conversation went something like this. I was leading him in this direction.
Me- “What kind of pizza are you thinking of having?”
Him- “I don’t know. What do you want?”
Me- “Well, I did hike to the tram today. I’m pretty hungry. I’m kind of thinking of an entrée.”
Him- “I could do that. That Jowl Benny sounds interesting.”
Shoot. Knowing full well that he doesn’t like us to order the same entrée at a restaurant, ever, we each decided to start with a salad and split the Benny so that neither one of us had to give in. I’m not sure I could eat an entire one myself anyway. Heck, I didn’t even touch the potato-chorizo hash.
All I can say is it was pure decadence. Try it next time you’re there. But you may want a big exercise that day. Here’s the details.
Restaurant: Il Villaggio Osteria
Sandwich: Jowl Benny
What you get: poached eggs, braised pork jowl, foie gras croissant, potato-chorizo hash, pimention hollandaise
Cost: $22
