That tastes good!

On Tuesday I went out for dinner with a friend.

We had a great time.
Some laughs, some good chats, some fantastic food!

I stumbled upon this restaurant, Taste somewhere in my internet travels. On Tuesdays they serve a tasting menu; 3 courses for $30 or pair each course with wine for $50.

It.Was.Awesome.

Totally exceeded my expectations -- and we went without the wine.

Here's what it looked like:

The first course was a roasted red pepper hummus with house made

basil infused pita chips. The hummus was a little sweeter than

usual. Thus the chef had sprinkled some black sea salt

to combat the sweetness of the red pepper.

The menu was a blind tasting menu.

That means they didn't tells us anything about what we're going to eat.

They asked if we had allergies or aversions to anything.

We both said no, though in hindsight, T said that he hoped he wouldn't eat his words.

So I guess we found one aversion. *wink*

The second course (which yes, I do realize is out of focus...

 and also partially missing) was a venison something-or-other

(help me out here!)

that reminded me of prosciutto, with a lil baby arugula salad

with house made blueberry vinaigrette, which was quite strong -- in a good way.

(I ate a piece of the venison before slamming my fork to the table in disgust of myself for having forgotten after only one course that I needed to take a photo. And that was withOUT any wine!!)

 

The third course.

Ahhhhh the third course... it.was.delicious.

After this course, T remarked that because of his underwhelmed-ness towards so many of the ingredients in this dish, he never would have ordered it if he'd seen it on the menu. But he loved it. LOVED it.

What was it?

It was a Black Truffle and Wild Mushroom Risotto topped with deep-fried Oysters and Lamb bacon.

In order to cut the richness of the risotto, there was some type of lemon infused oil that matched so perfectly the overall texture and taste.

Doesn't that look divine!?

No meal is complete without that little something sweet.

Whoops, didn't mean for that to rhyme but it dii-iid.

So, this was a trio of teeny-tiny creme brulee.

YUM! Those are 1-inch ramekins, BTW.

The three flavors (from right to left) are

Butterscotch - a classic and beautifully done.

Winter Spice - this was like pumpkin pie, eggnog and a sugar cookie all converging on my tastebuds for a few blissful moments of sheer and utter awesome. That one was delish.

And thirdly - wait for it - Maple Bacon.

Yup, Maple BACON creme brulee.

I had a lovely Americano and it really complimentd this last lil guy nicely.

But this was my favorite part.

These little guys were spongy lovely vanilla cupcakes

with a beautiful cream-cheese-bailey's icing.

They came with our william.

Their purpose?

"To ensure you leave with the right taste in your mouth."

Brilliant.

Elsie P

PS - Where have you been recently?