07.09.04
Wil and Erin took me to Tru for dinner!
We had many fantastic things.
Our menu, lifted from welcomerain's livejournal, my items in purple:
- Chef Tramonto's Collection for the Flachsbart Party
Happy Birthday Kristen!
Truffled Celeriac Spoon with Duck Consommé Gelée
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Grand Amuse-Bouche [watermelon with balsamic, spicy cucumber yogurt soup, microgreen salad, whitefish sashimi-type salad]
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Tramonto's Iranian Osetra Caviar Staircase [Iranian Osetra, Wasabi-Infused Whitefish, Oceanic Trout, Lumpfish -- served with brioche toast, creme fresh, diced red onions, diced capers, diced egg whites, diced egg yolks]
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Peekytoe Crab Salad, Artichokes, Tomato Confit, Blood Orange
Octopus Carpaccio, Teardrop Tomatoes, Olive Vinaigrette
Deconstructed Kobe Beef Tartare, Caper Berries, Quail Egg, Consommé Gelée
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Cured Foie Gras au Torchon, Orange Marmalade, Black Pepper Brioche
Lingonberry Foie Gras, Braised Red Cabbage, Veal Jus, Orange Dust, 24-carat Gold Leaf
Hudson Valley Foie Gras 'au Poivre', Wild Mushrooms, Green Peppercorn Brandy Sauce
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Lobster Bisque, Lobster Ceviche
Porcini Mushroom Capuccino, Parmesan Tuile
Conch Chowder, Crispy Shrimp Toast
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Rouget, Wilted Arugula, Yukon Gold Potato Purée, Tomato-Olive Oil Emulsion
Tasmanian Sea Trout, Warm 'Caesar Salad', Sherry Vinegar Emulsion
Coriander-crusted Ahi Tuna, Manila Clams, Grilled Escarole
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Elysian Fields Lamb Loin, Artichoke Purée, Lamb Jus
Australian Beef Tenderloin, Truffled Mashed Potatoes, Bone Marrow Foam
Assiette of Pork: Loin and Bread Stuffing, Pork Belly and Soft Polenta, Rillettes and Great Northern Beans, Pork Jus
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TRU Collection of Cow, Goat, and Sheep's Milk Cheeses [I had three soft double/triple-creme, brie-type cheeses. They were served with mixed spiced nuts, apricot preserves, shortbread, sundried tomatoes, and fruited nut bread.]
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Apricot Shooter
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Gale's Dessert Collection [Erin had chocolate fondant with fruit sorbet, orange custard with raspberry, kumquat and blueberry, I had mocha custard with blueberry sauce and a white cheese mousse with strawberry compote, served with mixed fruit.]
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Birthday cake [flourless chocolate cake with peanut butter "Happy Birthday Kristen" on plate]- ...
- Mignardises and Lollipops [raspberry gelées, candied grapefruit rind, brandy-cherry tart, mint chocolate meringues, chocolate financier cakes, petit fours, cannelés, linzertorte cookies, lemon-vanilla lollipops]
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And now, the liquor, most of which was drunk by Wil, although Erin and I had the champagne, the dessert wines, and the rum:
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grand Dame Brut '93
Divine Droplets Sake
Albarino Pozo de Senores Ríos Baixas '01
Kracher Zweigelt Rose Trockenbeerenauslese #4
Mas de Daumas Gassac Vin de Pays de Herault '02
Siduri Pinot Noir Anderson Valley '00
Les Pagodes de Cos St. Estephe '00
Don Pedro Ximenez DX Montilla-Morilles Andalucía
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise La Pastorelle '00
Coeur de Lion Calvados
I also had a delicious, light dessert wine that tasted of elderflowers.
And as we were walking out of the restaurant, the hostess gave us all cannelés for breakfast the next day.
What's in your head?