Our dinner was all chocolate and all savory. We have one couple who has been to every one of our tasting dinners and they declared this the best meal yet. One major change is that I offered no entree - all small bite or mezze sized portions.
Course 1: Paté Lolli
Local chicken liver paté with candied cherry and hibiscus liquer, rolled in sugar and finished with cacao.
Course 2: Celery root mousseline with cocoa and truffle espuma
best course of the night
Course 3: Mushroom Cocoa Millefuile
Savory acorn crepe layered with savory dark chocolate ganache infused with foraged oyster mushroom
Course 4: Cocoa Caponata with Parmesan Crisp
Course 5: Cauliflower risotto
I think I borrowed this concept from Osteria F where you painstakingly cut off the micro flowers of cauliflower and cook them ala risotto with white chocolate. Topped with a cocoa tuile.
Course 6: Arugula Salad with Vodka Dressing
Wilted arugula, mushroom crema, liquid cocoa-infused vodka sphere dressing
Course 7: Crawfish Cakes
Foraged crawfish cakes with sweet potato, foraged watercress and foraged amaranth
Course 8: Savory Brownies
This was a stretch but we pulled it off. Small bite of savory brownie with candied mushrooms and topped with mushroom whipped cream
Course 9: Bratwurst
House made cocoa wild boar bratwurst, dijon, potato purée and greens
Course 10: Beets
Borderline sweet/savory beet mousse with cocoa crumb and beet greens
Course 11: Ash pasta
This was served earlier in the night but I don't remember where...leek ash pasta, cocoa sphere, mango, parma and olive oil powder
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