Thursday, April 29, 2010
LUMA ON PARK (Winter Park, FL)
appetizer - truffle popcorn
what aileen had:
appetizer - Sea Bass Ceviche (??)
main course - Pacific Halibut T-Bone
dessert - Assorted Sorbets (Strawberry Mint, Passion Fruit, and Coconut)
what andy had:
appetizer - Toasted Hazelnut Ravioli
main course - Snake River Farms Flank Steak
dessert - Mike Chocolate Creme (??)
wine: fuse cabernet blend
Amazing restaurant! Decor was nice, service was great (Sean), and food was incredible. Best fish I have ever had! Will definitely go back when we are in the Orlando area.
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
joel
what aileen had:
appetizer - hamachi
main course - pork loin
dessert - chestnut crepes
what i had:
appetizer - peeky toe crab cake, apple curry sauce
main course - pork chop
dessert - chestnut ice cream, milk chocolate ice cream, peanut butter sorbet
second course: vichy soise, sturgeon caviar, parsley terrine
first dessert: exotic fruit sorbet
wine: testarossa, 2004, pinot noir
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
joel (i've been there a few times since my last update, but marina was right - i need to update)
what marina had:
appetizer: peeky toe crab cakes
main course: poached sturgeon, onion tortellini, fennel, tomato emulsion
dessert: pavlova
what aileen had:
appetizer: peeky toe crab cakes
main course: roasted pheasant
dessert: pavlova
what dave had:
appetizer: pan seared foie gras
main course: roasted pheasant
dessert: georgia peach
what i had:
appetizer: pan seared foie gras
main course: lamb chop
dessert: chocolate mousse
pre-dessert: after eight
post-dessert: angel food cake, blueberry compote, lemon ice-cream
champagne: hetzinger, NV
wine: vorlay, 1998
pheasant and the pan seared foie gras were awesome!
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Monday, September 11, 2006
Japonais
appetizer (yes... I had three appetizers):
Bin Cho - marinated sashimi baby tuna with arugula and shaved daikon in a citrus vinaigrette
Salmon (fresh), Tuna (medium fatty), Yellowtail sashimi
Kobe Carpaccio - thinly sliced kobe beef with yuzu and dark soy ginger sauce
main course:
"Le Quack Japonais" whole maple leaf smoked duck with hoisin sauce, mango chutney and mushu wraps
dessert:
Coffee and Doughnuts - green tea semi-freddo with warm chestnut filled beignets
wine:
Valminor Albarino, 2004
Cellier des Dauphins Cote du Rhone, 2003
Comments:
This place had the BEST sushi i have ever had... bar none.
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
joel
what i had:
appetizer - quail with lentil salsa
main course - braised ribs
dessert - chocolate molten cake (had some fancy name... but it was freaking amazing)
what aileen had:
appetizer - peeky toe crab cake
main course - scallops
dessert - pavlova
what marina had:
appetizer - fresh morrels (mushroom) in mushroom broth
main course - baked halibut
dessert - pavlova
what dave had:
appetizer - quail with lentil salsa
main course - roasted duck with leg confit
wine: syrah, 2001, renard vineyards
the winners of the day were marina's appetizer and my dessert. the red wine was very well paired with the fish and meat alike.
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Friday, April 28, 2006
The Dining Room Restaurant, Butchart Gardens (Victoria, BC)
What we both had:
Appetizer - Bouquet of hand-picked baby salad greens (it even had flowers in it)
Main course - Grilled beef tenderloin and over-roasted fillet of wild BC salmon
Dessert - Assorted petit fours (Grand Marnier truffle, brandy Napoleon, fruit tart, creme brulee)
Wines - A lot of 'em.
At first, I thought that the gardnes were going to be incredibly boring - but it ended up being one of the most enchanted and wonderful places I have ever been to. Everything was perfect, and the food was incredible as well. Those Canadians know how to do it right.
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waterfront seafood grill (seattle, wa)
what i had:
main course - grilled sitka sound alaskan salmon
what aileen had:
main course - grilled alaskan halibut
what we all had:
appetizer - tableside spinach salad
sides - chevre potatoes gratin
dessert - seasonal sorbet
wine - le cigare blanc, santa cruz, 2004
this place had very good seafood. would definitely go back, but have a different wine.
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Monday, April 10, 2006
joel
what i had:
appetizer: peeky toe crab cake
main course: braised short ribs
dessert: chocolate fondant
what aileen had:
appetizer: herring tartare
main course: baked trout
dessert: apple tart
what dave had:
appetizer: hawaiian shrimp
main course: lamb saddle
dessert: apple tart
what marina had:
appetizer: oxtail gnocchi
main course: seafood fricassee
dessert: coffee granite
pre dessert: pistachio and chocolate mousse
shared 5th course: lamb cannelloni
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