Making things to go here is a little rough and our lunch has always been bocadillos which are totally rad but we wanted to add a little bit of one of our favorite dinner items to lunch so here is what we came up with. It’s so weird it needs a guide on how to eat it. Here goes nothing:
How to eat a bocadillo de Gambas Al Ajillo
By Flan Y Ajo
Supplies Necessary:
A bocadillo
2 hands
Some Shitty Wetnaps
Lots of Napkins
A good atitude
remove contents
unwrap bocadillo
take the sandwich apart to expose the shrimps
pick up a shrimp and rip it’s head off.
squish the brains onto the super yummy garlicy lemony bread.
peel the shrimp over the bread
place the peeled shrimp on the bread and rip a piece off
Munch on it.
repeat until you have gotten your hands very messy and your belly full
$7.50
Tonight our friends, Sam Keller and Tabitha Piseno (founders of RK Projects) are having a gallery opening down the street from us at 204 Westminster, 2nd floor. Go check us out, grab some jamon iberico, then check them out and look at some great new art.
keeeep ittt reaaalll
WE HAVE RAZOR CLAMS.
come in to try nuestras navajas!
FLAN Y AJO WILL BE CLOSED FROM MARCH 5 to MARCH 10.
This is so everyone involved with this very personal and extremely fun project can clear their heads and come back with an insane spring menu and insane attitudes about life. \
we love you and i’m sorry if that bums you out.
Hey out there in internet land. If you love us let it show and let these computer ballots fly!
We are nominated for Best New Restaurant and Best Spanish/Tapas Restaurant.
Please go ahead and vote for us and that would be super cool!
While you’re there you should vote for ENO as well as they are a pretty sweet neighbor and they let us use their bathroom.
We Love you. Remember that.
Also i guess it’s worth mentioning that you can vote more than once. as long as it is a different day.
I thought I would post about our coffee. Our coffee is very special and deserves some attention since a lot of our patrons have been asking where our coffee comes from and we haven’t been able to respond very thoroughly during our business hours.
We use La Colombe espresso beans. La Colombe is a torrefaction company based in Philadelphia and there are coffee bars in New York and Philly dedicated to their coffee. The company was started by Todd Carmichael and Jean Philippe Iberti in 1994. Their roasts are impressive, neat, and always fresh.
We are the first establishment in Rhode Island to carry their beans and we do it very proudly. At Flan y Ajo, we make Spanish style espresso drinks because of our dedication to the Spanish tradition and authenticity. The drinks are both unique and satisfying means to satiate your caffeinated desires.
our cafe menu:
cafe solo - single shot of espresso
cafe cortado - single shot of espresso with a splash of steamed milk
cafe con leche - equal parts espresso + steamed milk
cafe bombon - espresso + condensed milk
cafe cola coa - espresso + steamed milk + Spanish chocolate powder
(Source: lacolombe.com)
thank you to all those who came to flan y ajo’s first sit-down prix fixe dinner. we love you. we will post pictures soon…
Tuesday, February 14
Flan y Ajo Valentine’s Day Dinner
prix fixe- five course meal- $30 a person
We will be bringing in more stools. Reservations Only. Call 401-432-6656 and let us know how many and any dietary restrictions or preferences. Follow up at 573-7253 if the restaurant does not answer. Expect rabbit and crema catalana. Bring your own favorite bottle of wine.
nice picture of us!
taken by jay zehngebot
happy new year!
see you in 2012
