we took ma to CJ for dinner while she was up here. it was, as always, just divine. a quick run down of our menu will follow. chef holly wasn't there that night, but we did meet sean, the pastry chef. turns out he foud my other CJ posts and we started a dialog.
aperitif
matt and ma
quince belini with lardo crostini
appetizer
Wagyu Beef Tongue Tonnato - the flavor was ok, but to me i couldn't do the texture. it was a little slimy to me.
Seared Foie Gras with Quince, Candied Ginger and Cocoa nibs - perfect as usually
and then we ordered off the menu a duck egg al forno - think poached egg on toast with creme
pasta
ma had the soup
matt had the Organic Acquerello Risotto with Butternut Squash - delicious, but i still think the barolo (barbaresco?) risotto is my favorite!
fish/meat/fowl
ma had the Saddle of Oregon Lamb with Goat Cheese Leek Tortino, Pomegranate and Toasted Rosemary,
i had the Young Chicken Farcito with sweetbreads, Farro and Chestnuts and Foie Gras Huckleberry Sauce
matt had the special - pan-seared skate wing (don't know what a skate is? you know what a manta ray is? they're in the same famly.) with brown butter and avacado puree. not too bad. kinda like soft scallops in texture, but tasted prtty good.
dessert
matt had coffee and a mix of brown sugar and olive oil gelato
ma and i ad sean's hot cocoa
sean came out before the dessert order to meet us. i was hoping they had some toasted aboio rice gelato but with the snow and being closed a few days htey were down on a couple things and that was one of them. oh well. he did offer to put a scoop of the olive oil gelato on matt's (actually for all of us but ma and i just couldn't et anythign else) bolw with his order. so when the dessert came out he sent us a plate of annis biscotti to share. that was super nice! thank you sean!
as it was i did bring home 1/2 my chicken! we had a bottle of wine a kittery? something like that to drink for dinner, too
since this was really the 1st time we had gotten out of the house due to the snow and ice we took flat stanley with us and we got a pic of him while we were there.
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