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NYC: Marea (Aug. 2012)
Authors: Victor and Monty
Restaurant: Marea
Exec Chef: Michael White
Date: August 13, 2012
Victor’s Notes: Monty had only been here once for dinner, and he had a terrible experience. I wanted him to try dinner here, as my last dinner here was wonderful. In the end, he enjoyed the meal a lot (and was rather surprised haha)!
Food:
Amuse-bouche 1:
Sea diver scallops with turnip, mint, and corned cream.
Monte: Mint, corn, and scallops…great combination of flavors. It seems simple, but it’s really well executed
NYC: wd~50 (July 2012)
Authors: Victor and Monty
Restaurant: wd~50
Exec Chef: Wylie Dufresne
Date: July 16, 2012
Dinner (New Tasting Menu!)
Victor’s Notes:
-wd~50 celebrated its 9th anniversary with two new tasting menus in July. This is the primary tasting menu, a 12-, 13-, or 14-course tasting. (The number of courses really depends on whether you classify the first, last, or both dishes as “courses”.)
-I took HORRIBLE pictures during this meal. I was pretty incompetent at iPhone picture-taking in July hahaha.
Monte: I think Wylie Dufresne is so creative and his food really made me think about flavor combinations. wd-50 was refreshingly casual and seemed to be all about the food. I really enjoyed just eating and not having to worry about whether or not I had a jacket.
NYC: Per Se (Oct. 2012)
Author: Victor
Restaurant: Per Se
Exec Chef: Thomas Keller
Date: October 27, 2012
Notes:
We had the typical nine-course with some additions and modifications:
1. We exchanged the oyster and pearls dish for the uni panna cotta, and we switched the scallop course for the lobster roll.
2. Our server added in a few extra dishes, such as the vichyssoise, Pacific kampachi, and vanilla bean–roasted bay scallop.
3. We added the white truffle tagliatelle as an extra dish.
4. I exchanged the lamb for the Wagyu brisket, while my friend kept the lamb.
Monte
Victor
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