This was my first trip to Headliners so I didn't know what to expect. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.
Headliners had an unique idea of serving both white and yellow curds in one order. I have never heard of that being done anywhere so Kudos for trying something new. Oddly, the white and yellow curds seem to have been cooked separately as the white curds were more well done than the yellow curds.
Both types are battered which scores points in my book. The batter was light and crisp, with a light saltiness and no noticeable seasoning. It's a very clean tasting recipe.
There was no sauces provided with the curds, which was just fine because these curds can stand on their own. I tried them with some ranch dressing I asked for. The white curds were not improved by the sauce and are probably best left solo. The yellow curds on the other hand blended well with the Ranch, though it's not needed.
The cooking is a tough one with these as the yellow curds were cooked to perfection, but the white curds were just a little too well cooked. The white curds would have probably taken my rating of these way up if they didn't have just the slightest bit of burnt flavor to drag them down. This however leaves these curds with some serious potential. The other note on the cooking was the stretchiness of the white curds. They were phenomenally stretchy, it may have been the quality of the cheese, but the pictures don't do justice to it.
I am ranking the entire order as one ranking so the strengths and weaknesses of the two almost cancel each other out. These are an excellent order of curds and if you wanted to test in one shot the difference between white and yellow curds this is definitely one to try. With a current score of 7 / 10 I will definitely be coming back to try these again and hopefully next time the white curds are not overdone. With the combo of yellow and white curds with a clean, crisp batter and excellent cheese, there is potential for these to be some of the very best curds around.
-Matt
Website: http://www.headlinersbar.com/
