What smells so good that's got TV Diner's Billy Costa senses perked? Leg of lamb at the Elegant Chef in Westford. Never been to the EC? It's tucked away in Nashoba Valley Tech High School and it's turning heads. Talking heads. Costa and his crew turned up at the school today and sampled the student-made specialties the culinary kids are known for.
We heard Costa was most impressed by the creme brulee. And who doesn't like this toasted French treat? Oh you can mess up this dessert, believe me. I had it recently in Keene N.H. and it wasn't even warm. In fact it was cold. The whole point of this delicacy is the warm, hard, sugary exterior made-so by a blow torch. But if the brulee is defrosted at room temp, it's no good. Right?
The EC is a great find and prices are recession proof. Hours are early tho, so get there by 1 p.m. if you can.