| | sadly, after eating the most spectacular meal i have had at manresa, within a week, i have outdone myself and had an even more spectacular meal, this time in good ole southern california:
melisse - santa monica,ca
"carte blanche" menu, master chef/owner josiah citrin even decided to stop by our table to say hello.. awesomeness
follow the pics for:
oyster shooter - horseradish granite, tabasco pearls, japanese tomato consomme
fennel flan - orange gelee, cashew
sweet pea soup - mushroom and leek hash, almond butter
egg caviar - lemon creme fraiche and american osetra caviar
trio of melisse foie gras - date confiture, heirloom carrots, blood orange, apple marmalade
santa barbara spot prawn - abalone, asparagus, morels, shellfish lemongrass nage
crispy golden snapper - laratte potato, fennel, tomato herb jus
sonoma duck breast - swiss chard, porcini, duck jus
roasted venison loin - chantarelle mushrooms, cabbage, chestunt, sauce poivre
fromage
vanilla yogurt - strawberry sorbet
frozen passion fruit parfait - pistachio, coconut, lemongrass broth
chocolate, chocolate, coffee - chocolate souffle, chocolate peanut butter crunch, coffee and mascarpone
see the pics:
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