8.29.2011

Images from tonights service



Buttermilk, toasted milk ice cream, yeast, bitter almond, white pepper and celery root

Black cod, smoked anchovy cream, mushroom threads and pine infusion




8.27.2011

Desserts from last night




Broken vanilla marshmallow, frozen cucumber ice, sorrel, hibiscus, olive oil and geranium




Cantaloupe, toasted farro, tumeric root, carrot, wild sassafras & wild ginger





8.20.2011

Images from tonights service



Sweet corn enriched with egg, chicken liver, lovage and oats


Gazpacho of zucchini and green foliage




8.03.2011

Lamb shoulder

Glazed in it's own stock & beet juice, malt, beets smoked and dried with licorice and elderberries. Underneath are beets in the style of Bolognese...tomato, beets, fennel, onion, lamb stock....etc, etc.

7.09.2011

Hot & Cold morels

Cold morels lightly grilled over fire, chilled and coated in reduced cream.
Hot morels glazed in their own juices.

6.30.2011

Flowers

Melon & Flowers
pink peony, pickled roses, artichoke juice, orange flower water meringue

6.15.2011

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Baby peas, enriched with scrambled egg mousse, vanilla, mint and wild pea flowers


Beef cheek, crispy tongue, grasses, hay, toasted elephant garlic and horseradish



5.28.2011

Images from tonights service







Pork tail with amaranth and crispy shellfish


Quince curd, olive oil, pine ice cream, dill and lavender


Licorice ice cream, black olive, bran and stewed rhubarb

5.18.2011

Asparagus


Mussel "ash", lovage, hazelnut butter, meyer lemon

5.11.2011

Barbequed asparagus


smoked mussel, "ash" of frozen mussel juice, lovage, cured shad roe

4.30.2011

Cold cream of oysters

Raw rhubarb and an infusion of angelica, fennel, sweet cicely and celery

2.17.2011

Broken vanilla marshmallow


The green strawberries are from this past summer...they have been preserved in salt and sugar.

12.11.2010

Liquid chocolate bar


The outside of the chocolate has a thin slightly firm exterior...easily broken producing a warm liquid center. We wanted to pair it with basic flavors...salt, sugar, sour yogurt, caramelization of muscavado, bitter notes and smoke.

11.26.2010

Empanada

This is one of our new snacks. The "crust" is made from candy floss and lined with lardo. With a protective layer of fat we are able to fill the inside with liquid contents....crispy pork tail, pickled chile, fried corn and goat cheese cream.

11.12.2010

razor clam ceviche

underneath is a frozen slush of clam juice flavored with sake, mint, garlic and fresh yuzu juice.

9.30.2010

King crab

The idea for this dish was create a look of minimalism but in fact something quite complex in flavor. We've taken the crab back to its natural surroundings...sort of. The crab is dressed with meyer lemon oil and salt. The slushy ice is young coconut water cold steeped with geranium, lemon verbena, culantro, lemongrass, chile, meyer lemon juice and rose water. Frozen coconut "snow"

apple and foie gras




9.07.2010

Ocamare chocolate



Further experiments with pickling lime.

9.04.2010

Cranberry beans

end of summer's herbs lettuces, flowers and vegetables