{"id":3935,"date":"2015-09-28T15:47:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T20:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/?p=3935"},"modified":"2015-09-28T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T20:47:33","slug":"dublin-dining-spiced-beef-blaa-pear-almond-tart-earl-grey-iced-tea-hatch-sons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/28\/dublin-dining-spiced-beef-blaa-pear-almond-tart-earl-grey-iced-tea-hatch-sons\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin Dining: Spiced beef blaa, pear-almond tart &#038; Earl Grey iced tea, Hatch &#038; Sons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Dublin Dining chronicles my food &#038; drink experiences during six months living in Dublin, Ireland.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3939\" style=\"width: 506px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsbeefblaa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsbeefblaa.jpg\" alt=\"Spiced beef blaa, Hatch and Sons\" width=\"506\" height=\"506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3939\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsbeefblaa.jpg 506w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsbeefblaa-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsbeefblaa-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blaa with Michael Birmingham&#8217;s spiced beef, coolea, onion relish, and mayo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nestled underneath the Little Museum of Dublin is Hatch &#038; Sons Irish Kitchen, a cafe that serves &#8220;stews, cakes and salads \u2013 the kind of food we all like to eat,&#8221; as its sign outside proclaims. The inside was cozy and minimalist, and the menu was equally well-curated. I was intrigued by the &#8220;Blaas&#8221; section, and learned that a blaa is a soft Irish bun with a healthy dusting of flour on top. My petite blaa was piled with shredded beef,  melted coolea (a cheese similar to gouda), greens, and a sweet caramelized onion relish. The toppings worked well together, but the soft-yet-sturdy texture of the blaa is really what turned my savory brunch sandwich into something extra special. <\/p>\n<p>A glass of Earl Grey iced tea was a sweet, refreshing complement \u2013 and was so memorable that I&#8217;m now inspired to try making my own at home. Hatch &#038; Sons was also the kind of place where you couldn&#8217;t help but linger and enjoy some cake (which in Ireland can refer to any variety of pastry or baked treat). My pear-almond tart was true to the classical French version, and the chilled cream on the side added another touch of elegance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3941\" style=\"width: 506px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonspearalmondtart.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonspearalmondtart.jpg\" alt=\"Pear-almond tart, Hatch and Sons\" width=\"506\" height=\"506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3941\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonspearalmondtart.jpg 506w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonspearalmondtart-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonspearalmondtart-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pear-almond tart with cream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3940\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsearlgreyicedtea.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsearlgreyicedtea.jpg\" alt=\"Earl Grey iced tea, Hatch and Sons\" width=\"507\" height=\"506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3940\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsearlgreyicedtea.jpg 507w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsearlgreyicedtea-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hatchandsonsearlgreyicedtea-300x299.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earl Grey iced tea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hatchandsons.co\/\">Hatch &#038; Sons<\/a>, Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen&#8217;s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[googlemaps width=300 height=300]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dublin Dining chronicles my food &#038; drink experiences during six months living in Dublin, Ireland. 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