"Even more than chocolate pudding, I love butterscotch pudding, and the one I had just after New Year’s at Portale was among the most memorable examples of a lifetime. Firmer than most, the pudding has a buttery and salty taste, and the micro-dice of green apples as well as the crushed nuts and whipped cream put it over the top. Feeling obliged to share it around the table was the hardest part." - Robert Sietsema