Food

Go Carts

Your Food and Drinks Arrive on These Now

Picture all those carts out there, drifting through life with nothing but a dream. Stealing pies off windowsills and reading sad poetry. But thankfully, a few restaurants in town gave them a purpose. That purpose: serving you tableside cheese and things. It’s noble work they’re doing.

THE PASTA CART

Here We Have Some Rolling Pasta

What: Varuni Napoli is typically a pizza joint. But on weekends, the chef roams from table to table with a gratis pasta of his choosing. It’s there until it’s not.
Why: He enjoys sharing his parents’ original pasta recipes.
In Conclusion: Italian parents are neat.

THE BLOODY MARY CART

How to Make Mom Proud

What: A roaming assortment of early-in-the-day, tomato-based refreshment available next weekend for Mother’s Day brunch. All other holidays, too.
Why: Moms get a kick out of Bloody Marys.
In Conclusion: Easy on the kicks, Mom.

THE LEG CART

Ah, Yes. The Pig-Leg-on-a-Cart Trick.

What: A wandering portion of a cured Hungarian pig leg. They call that Mangalica.
Why: You never get to say “Park the pig leg right here” anymore.
In Conclusion: That only works in this situation.

THE CHEESE CART

Something Curdled This Way Rolls

What: A migratory spread of 15-ish cheeses at Bacchanalia, rotating daily with choices from goat to sheep to blue.
Why: Really?
In Conclusion: Cheese Cart for President.

THE POST-DINNER DRINK CART

You’ll Want This to Take a Victory Lap

What: A nomadic offering of things like dessert wines, ports, cognacs and scotches, specifically selected for after-dinner consumption.
Why: You’ve already had the before- and during-dinner stuff.
In Conclusion: The patent for an after-after-dinner cart is wide open.