The Plate: Jerk Chicken
The Place: Temple Orange, the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan; 533-6000.
The Price: $28
The Skinny: We always try not to be a jerk, but sometimes it happens.
At least it’s a happy happening when it means being a jerk at the Ritz-Carlton, because that means we are sampling Chef David Sears’ Caribbean-inspired fare.
Never mind that Chef David is trained in classic French technique.
He hails from the Bahamas, so he gives this dish island flavor with a French flair.
The Ritz’s Jerk Chicken consists of chicken served bone-in with a pineapple jus atop coconut jasmine rice — talk about the tropics! The tender chicken is flavored with enough jerk seasoning to give it mild heat.
And that pineapple jus? It offers a sweet counterpoint to the spice.
It is served with a red bean puree and braised greens.
A dried pineapple tuile trims the dish out nicely.
— Scott Simmons
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