Birthday Bangers at DBGB's

Actually, I had the Beaujolaise sausage (pork, mushroom, onion, bacon & red wine) and the Tunisienne sausage (a lamb & mint merguez). The table also had the Anglaise (2 English pork bangers) and the Louisianne (andouille sausage).  Four different sausages not being enough for three people, so a Toscane (sliced Italian sausage) and an Espagnole (sliced chorizo) were ordered.

But I am getting ahead of myself. 

We started with the Flatbread special of the day, a crispy flatbread topped with Sauteed Ramps, Crushed Fava Beans, Sweet Onion Puree, Chevre and Lamb Pancetta.  The kitchen made sure each slice had a dollop of Chevre and a baton of Lamb Pancetta.  The crispy, slightly salty, flatbread was perfect with the German beers that were ordered--a Steen and an Enbecker (non-alcoholic).

The Beaujolaise was accompanied by a pile of Lentils du Puy, while the Tunisienne sat on a bed of Lemon-braised Spinach & Chickpeas.  The Bangers were accompanied by Yorkshire Pudding (an American Popover), while the Andouille sat on top of soupy rice, garnished with fried Okra, and served in a cast iron skillet.  The Italian sausage was nestled among slow cooked Fennel, Tomato, Chilis & Garlic, while the Chorizo was served with a Piperade and Basil oil.  DBGB's famous Frites were a most enjoyable side dish. 

It was a perfect day for ice cream.  There are usually two or three diffferent sundaes on the menu.  Each sundae seems to have at least four components, in addition to the ice cream.  The Coffee Sundae was Coffee ice cream, soft Coffee Cake chunks, crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookie disks, roasted Hazel Nuts and Whipped Cream drizzled with some type of thin sauce (perhaps hazelnut).  The Caramel Sundae, wisely ordered without Whipped Cream, had as its base a delicious not-overly-sweet Chocolate Ice Cream, with chunks of Brownies and Candied Almonds, just to name a few of the additions.  Not into sundaes, but want some of the housemade ice cream?  Try the Chocolate Mint Ice Cream Sandwich--slabs of Chocolate Mint ice cream "sandwiched" between thinly sliced and toasted Brioche, and served in a puddle of Chocolate sauce.

After such a hearty meal, a long walk home is in order.