Quesadillas Once Again

We just can't say it enough at Cafe Drake - quesadillas are about the quickest dinner we know of that truly, deeply satisfies. As blank a canvas as pizza or the humble omelet, quesadillas are regularly filled here with pantry and fridge excavations, often as simple as pictured above, chopped cilantro, aged Cheddar and snipped chives. And every star needs a faithful sidekick; let canned and doctored black beans serve as Ethyl to Lucy's quesadilla. We like them with a few pinches of cumin and dried oregano and a squirt of hot sauce.