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2009-12-28
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The amuse bouche was served before we sat down for dinner. I believe it was French ham that was very fatty and yummy - I was too busy chatting with friends as the waiter was mumbling something.Beef carpaccio rossigny - very thin layers of foie gras were staggered between the beef, and everything was just oh-my-gawd-it-melted-in-my-mouth... Was it beef that I just ate? Coz it was so buttery I thought it was pata negra... A very, very good start to the meal. Potato tower, black truffle - classic
Beef carpaccio rossigny - very thin layers of foie gras were staggered between the beef, and everything was just oh-my-gawd-it-melted-in-my-mouth... Was it beef that I just ate? Coz it was so buttery I thought it was pata negra... A very, very good start to the meal.
Potato tower, black truffle - classic combo of creamy mashed potato with the amazing fragrance of black truffles and truffle oil. The shells of the towers were done very nicely. This is one dish that makes me want to have lots of mash...and that doesn't happen very often.
Creamy polenta, black trumpets - not that I'm complaining but... isn't this a little similar to the one we had just finished? Anyway, the polenta was super creamy and runny, and very, very delishhh. I wasted no time lapping it up, and would have picked up the plate to lick the bottom clean had I been in different company. After all, we were in the private room and out of view of the public...
Roasted pigeon, beetroot confit, spiced red wine sauce - I think this is actually à la royale. The flavors were certainly very heavy, with lots of spices typical of the winter season. The pigeon meat that was stuffed into the skin was done very nicely - still red in the center and juicy. But I think the spices were a bit too much for me and I struggled to finish the meat. I was more than happy to take the bite-sized beetroot, though.
Cheese selection : aged Comté, Brebis des Pyrénées - the Comté was pretty young and tasted fresh with sweet grass flavors. The Brebis was actually pretty hard.
While I thought the meal in general was pretty good, and liked just about everything I had on our special menu, the story was quite different outside. A few of the wives of MNSC members decided to come and have dinner in the main dining, ordering à la carte. They were less than impressed with the food. I did have a bite of the steak tartare and didn't think very much of it.
Worst of all, the staff was apparently rude to the wives. When one of them tried to choose a selection from the cheese trolley, one waiter apparently barked and told her she could only choose a maximum of three. WTF?! When was the last time a top-tier (or pretending to me top-tier) restaurant tried to be cheap with me on the cheese? Most places would only be too happy for me to take a bit of everything. You won't find me returning with this kind of attitude.
original blogpost with pictures and wine notes: http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/2009/12/frosty-window.html
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