It was the summer of 2021 when I first became a caviar evangelist. I had tried it before and enjoyed the oily, buttery texture, the slight, elegant fishiness, the pop of the eggs as they burst on my tongue, but the price point — and everything the price point seemed to suggest — turned me off. Caviar's lack of accessibility and its stuffiness seemed unappealing and out of place in the same kitchen where I scarfed my 2 a.m. McDonald's after a night out.
So you can imagine my surprise when I was handed a can of Miller Lite with a dollop of caviar plopped on the rim as I sat on a dock in the Massachusetts Bay. Alexis Cervasio, owner of EBO Grocery and the mastermind behind Boston's celebrated East Boston Oyster pop-up parties, was plying her guests with caviar-topped everything. The Miller Lite and caviar combo — which she calls a "lick 'n sip" — was transcendent.
