cocktail: rusty nail
Great to start off the evening with something special and delicious to sip and wind down after a busy day. I'm thinking that we might want to have chefs include drink suggestions. not to save money, but to make it even more interesting.
chickpea and nori
This is a great combo, the free-form warmed nori was a beautiful presentation -- but maybe take it just one step further: either with soy sauce, rice vinigar (or saki) and wasabi, or with mao, mustard, onion, white wine ...
spring roll with plumb sauce
The most beautiful to look at and the plumb sauce was fantastic (was that a grape?) -- the roll itself was very light, mostly noodles. Maybe something could have been added for more texture and a deep toasty flavor: grilled eggplant, sesame seeds, or increase balance of raw veggies: radishes, cuke, zuke, cabbage (maybe red cab), fennel, endive ...
something on toast
I don't remember what was on the toast (eggplant?). It was crunchy and great to eat and looked nice, but the conversation was even more interesting. Yummy little greens, too.
switch seats
Nice to have a break in the middle, change perspective
wine: pino grigio
Excellent, clean balance to a big meal
fava bean soup
Fresh and chunky, warm and tasty, and more toast was a great texture balance. Maybe just a bit too thick.
creamy mushrooms
This was perfect. very rich, wonderful to eat. the individual serving was pretty and just the right amount. my favorite.
seitan in cabbage with root veggies and tomato sauce
Pretty cabbage packets. I didn't like the filling very much -- rubbery in texture and indistinctive flavor. The veggies and sauce were both light and simple -- excellent.
chocolate dessert
Beautiful negative sandwich -- chocolate bun was rich, bittersweet and the cream filling was sweet, but not too sweet.
coffee
Great balance to rich dessert and digestive for the meal. decaf for me, thanks.
more:
Crucial to have one dish per course, rather than many things at a time.
Excellent mix of textures and densities, flavors and ethnicities, without doing too much in any one dish or ranging too far between dishes.
Great to talk to the chef after.
ideas:
consider beverages as part of the meal. recommend a cocktail, wine, non-al bev.
break in the middle to change seats was great, could have been even longer.
more pictures. I'll bring my camera next time.
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