"Shrimp Provençale"—Pernod-poached shrimp; salad of oranges, oven-dried black olives, fennel confit, and fennel fronds.
"Cream of Arugula Soup"—Last of the bolting arugula with watercress stems, yellow onion, potato, splash of cream.
"Bouillabaisse"—fish and shellfish poached in classic bouillabaisse stock; stock reduced and gelled; pansy, microradish, and poached shrimp garnish.
"Poussin and Veal Galantine"—boned poussin stuffed with local free range veal, porcini, pistachios, madeira, pancetta, bacon, and green peppercorns; one and a half quarts brown poussin stock reduced to four teaspoons; micro squash with blooms.
"Porcini Gnocchi Trifolati"—classic potato gnocchi augmented with porcini powder (very tricky dough, very light on gluten); morel mushrooms cooked in the style of truffles (trifolati) with butter, brunoise of pancetta, garlic, and lots of fresh parsley; shaved asparagus. Sorry for the crappy photo, camera would not focus.
"Prickly Pear Cheesecake"—prickly pear purée; candied hibiscus bloom; hibiscus syrup; borage blooms
oo-oo. Nirvana! Eye candy. Pavlovian. I am wiping the drool off my chin!
ReplyDeletepernod-poached shrimp? really???? mmmmm.....
ReplyDeleteThe galantine looks scrumptious...
Am curious: was the cream of arugula served hot or cold?
Ah, copine, memoires du pastis et du sud de France.
ReplyDeleteThe cream of arugula: we were prepared to go either way depending on the weather. It was hot, so the soup was chilled.