San Francisco, CA 94111
Occasion: Henry's 25th Bday dinner. 2.26.11. Superb service considering we had about a party of 15. Since the birthday boy wanted to try the tasting menu...everyone in the party had to get it as well.
Parsnip soup with grilled cheese and prosciutto sandwich
Delicious. Such a great appetite opener (does that make any sense?) It's a phrase we use in Chinese and I translated it literally. Anyhow, the soup was delicious. It looks creamy, but it wasn't. I had a bite of the grilled cheese and it was so flavorful. I also dipped it in the soup and took a bite. The sandwich was good by itself and dipped into the soup. How could something so simple taste so good?
Tuna Tartare
with ancho chile, sesame oil, pine nuts, mint
Tuna tartare is one of my favorite appetizers to order. They did us right here. We were presented by this plate which displayed all the ingredients that will be mixed together in our tuna tartar.
Then...
they do this whole performance in front of you. They mix all the ingredients together. It was so good. I loved how we each got our own individual portions because I devoured everything! Pinenuts in tuna tartare= awesome..love the texture and the taste!
Complimentary bread with ricotta and honey
Best free bed ever! The bread was so buttery and the ricotta cheese combined with honey...was to die for!! It's so simple, but so good. It was so addicting, we loaded up on this crack. YUM!
Bacon wrapped dungeness crab with gnocchi in a citrus vinaigrette
Another wonderful dish. The gnocchi was so good. The waiters self served us again and topped our dishes with chunks of crab meat. I asked for more crab meat and my wish came true. Usually places skimp you on crab chunks, but not here, not that day and not with me. I was very satisfied.
Fish Duo
Crusted cod and pan seared red snapper with taro chips in a coconut sauce and a lobster vinaigrette
We got to enjoy fish prepared in two ways. They were both good, but I was surprised to find myself enjoying the crusted cod more than the pan seared red snapper. I am not usually a big fan of fried fish. I love my fish simply steamed or seared. However, the meat of the cod was so much more tender and it melted in my mouth. Another great dish!
The preparation of our next dish...
Pork short rib on top of a green polenta with a cauliflower something on the side
My favorite part wasn't the short rib, it was the green polenta. It had the consistency of hummus/ mashed potatoes and it was just so flavorful. You're supposed to eat it with the short rib, but I ate it alone.
Beef two ways: filet mignon & braised beef with finely chopped mushrooms with brussel sprouts
By the time this dish came out I was stuffed, but I was determined to fit it into my stomach. I liked the filet better than the braised beef, though the braised was still very tender. It's hard to make judgement on this dish especially when you're so full already.
Candied Apple
candied apple with frozen Greek yogurt and mulled cider foam.
I've never really been a big fan of apple desserts, so I can't really judge this dessert. From what I can remember, it wasn't too bad.
Wafers with jasmine, chocolate honey flavored filling
This was a light delicious little dessert. The wafer cookies weren't too crumbly and was light in not only the flavor but also a light crispy texture. These were some addictive little suckers!
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Passionfruit and Grapefruit Panna Cotta My favorite dessert of the night. I loved the tropical sweet flavor of the passionfruit, which made it a very refreshing dessert. I can't stop thinking about how good it was. It almost reminded me of a passiofruit mousse. Chunks of grapefruit complimented the the passionfruit flor ver well. I am so a fan!! |
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