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Dinner at Vie. Opted to share a couple of apps.

 

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The Clear Square

 

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Bread

 

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Amuse - feta, strawberry, balsamic

 

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Parisianne gnocchi

 

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Charcuterie

 

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Tartar

 

 

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9 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

Sad continued at the Barry Callebaut reception - although the shrimp that landed in my mouth was very good. The sweets left a little something to be desired.

 


That is kinda sad, to not find good sweets at a confectioner's trade show.

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It's kinda like wrestling a gorilla... you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is tired.

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2 hours ago, ElsieD said:

That wrap looks pretty tasty.  

Might have been with a little seasoning or dressing or something like that on it.

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1 hour ago, Kerry Beal said:

Might have been with a little seasoning or dressing or something like that on it.

Likely victims of FOS syndrome.  

 

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The pre cocktail - too dark for pic - rum, raspberry black pepper

 

Feather Knows Best - at Aviary while waiting our Next reservation 

 

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asked for rocks - eternal distain from server!

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Just going to post the pictures and let @Alleguede fill in with the notes we were able to scrabble together. Dishes weren't well described in all cases by the servers but we did get a menu at the end. 

 

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10 hours ago, Alleguede said:

We are now at Next celebrating the craziness or Eztemper made by kerry adventure. Such a guardian angel --- I love her to death 

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Well, they have two of my all-time faves on there -- Cool Hand Luke and Pulp Fiction.

 

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1 hour ago, Shelby said:

I wouldn't even begin to know how to drink this.  I don't get out much.  O.o

It came with an instructor (and a little Smurf hat that he was told to eat all at once). Then he was instructed to blow into the tube which would flip the ice disc and mix the drink - allowing the pea flower infusion to change pH and turn the 'lovely' Smurf color. That was the point at which he blew a good deal of it out on the table.

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1 hour ago, Kerry Beal said:

It came with an instructor (and a little Smurf hat that he was told to eat all at once). Then he was instructed to blow into the tube which would flip the ice disc and mix the drink - allowing the pea flower infusion to change pH and turn the 'lovely' Smurf color. That was the point at which he blew a good deal of it out on the table.

 

xDSeems very complicated---just give me a glass of winexD

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7 minutes ago, Shelby said:

xDSeems very complicated---just give me a glass of winexD

Or a nice simple cocktail (with a goddamn big ice cube if you don't mind)!

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Here is the final menu.

 

movie quotes :

caviar and corn bread on a movie roll

 

popcorn:

fennel butter coated popcorn with something on it

 

the breakfast club: 

mini pecorino aerated sandwich bread filled with smoked tomato and bacon

a morel nigiri 

a watermelon gaspacho with sesame and vinegar

 

Cool hand Luke:

maltitol egg shell filled with trout roe, puffed brown rice, compressed cucumbers, horseradish puree

 

the wizard of oz:

golden raison purée, romanesco, anchovies, fava bean foam, coliflower snow and poppyseed pesto

 

20000 leagues under the sea:

scallop and tapioca cracker

braised octopus with octopus terrine, aragula foam and peanut butter and a hint of yuzu

 

jurassic park:

pumpernickel, madeira and orange telly and Marcona almonds

 

Star Wars:

frog leg fritters split pea mayonnaise and Ethiopian spices

 

blade runner:

ramen noodle, duck and pickled ginger

 

the godfather:

taro root cannoli, black pepper ricotta and olives

 

ratatouille:

sundried tomato and bell pepper tart

 

horror:

smoked pork neck, beet jus, garlic and hibiscus, cranberry and red cabbage slaw

 

pulpfiction:

wagyu a5 beef, daikon radish, Shiso leaves, sesame and papaya

 

honey I shrunk the kids

foie gras, sunflower, strawberries and chamomille

 

marie antoinette;

Rhubarb, fromage blanc, raspberry and black tea oatmeal cookie

 

mary poppins

honeydew compressed with fernet and menthol drizzles by magical liquid

 

Life is like a box of...

chocolates

hot

Crunchy caramel

truffle oil

coffee and cigars

 

there is the list of all the dishes we ve got. 

It strongly looks like a ant farm how fast and efficiently the staff works.

pretty incredible experience.

 

 

 

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