Our friend Martin is shipping off to Nepal this week. Before embarking upon adventures fueled by rice and dehydrated peas, he had one last request: German beer and a massive pork shank. Well, you can see why we love this man! Neil and I immediately arranged to meet at the one place certain to fulfill this request in proper style: The Old Heidelberg Restaurant in Bethel, CT. If you are not familiar with the pork shank at the O.H., well, you should be. It is a heroically proportioned, lovely, tender piece of meat, encased in perfectly crispy brown skin. Generally, when a patron actually manages to finish this amount of pork, they are greeted with an appreciable amount of dismay. You then have the added esteem of being remembered the next time you walk in as "the guy (or gal) who actually finished the shank". Enviously, we watched while Martin consumed his epic hunk of pork at a steady and confident pace. He paused only to flash a suspicious eye at the waitress if she came too close to his plate or to sip on his mammoth stein of beer. Did I mention the OH also has mammoth steins of delicious German beer?? Well they do! A true Hops and Chops hangout! In the end, only a few meager bones were left and Martin actually reviewed the dessert plate with some serious interest. Bravo, a fine performance! We are looking forward to Martin's book about his treks in Nepal sometime next year. Check out his new website for more info. Safe travels Martin! Call us when you get back for more pork and beer!
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