Episode 42: My first Vendange pt.3Re-post: Alinea - A Disney World for foodies
Yes, this restaurant deserved the title of one of the Best restaurant in United States. Every single course from the 16 course tasting menu were SPOT ON ! The amount of exotic ingredients, like hibiscus, umeboshi, angelica etc., they used were mind boggling. It was not only look attractive but tasteful too. The whole meal left me speechless. It was one of the most unforgettable meal in my life. Lets take a look at some of the dishes I had.
No sign. The building of Alinea
Hot & cold potato, Black Truffle, parmesan
Litchi, Oyster cream, Chervil, Osetra caviar. It was not only eye candy but genius! The caviar was actually under the chervil blanket ! MY GOD !
Asparagus, Egg yolk drops. It was actually not an egg yolk. The essence of asparagus is surreal.
Crab, peas, yuzu, Lavender. Another piece of art.
Cinnamon curry & pear. I had to follow their instruction to eat the thing inside the claws. The cinnamon stick was charred ! Very intense flavor.
Menthol with Angelica & lemon. You are not allowed to use your hands. Its a bit stupid but playful. The bouquet of menthol was sitting in my mouth for a while. Jesus !
Cream Cheese with guava, black sesame, tamarind. Another unbelievable dish. I didn't know tamarind & guava go so well together. Beautiful !
Elderflower, umeboshi, green tea with a chocolate twist. Fascinating ! I started to worried my standard getting higher again after this meal.
Peanut done in five other flavors. It looked small, but the intense flavors of peanut was bazaar! The texture of each one was very unique too.
The above is a video clip of the Halibut on Pillow of orange air, Its quite amazing. I got the smell of the orange slowly airing out from the pillow underneath the plate while I was eating the fish. It was BRILLIANT !!
There are two dishes in this video. 1st one was the Tenderloin of a Kobe beef with lime rocks, honeydew and cucumber. 2nd dish was the Squab in strawberry, sorrel and long peppercorn. It was a bit dark. Hope you enjoy it though.
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