The Michelin Club
4 friends who love food
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2 star Michelin Restaurant in Mayfair, London
Head Chef: Pierre Gagnaire
Food: Modern European
Date visited: 18/01-2014
Total Bill: £970.75 (including service charge)
Menu:
All 4 members in the Michelin Club went for the Tasting Menu + the Cheese board, where the following dishes were served:
Lobster (Native Blue Lobster Salpión with Ginger / Sauternes Jelly / Grilled Cauliflower & Claw Rillette with Broccoli Cream / Celery Branch & Traditional Bisque "Brûlante" / Brussel Sprouts)
Shellfish & Mackerel ( Shellfish Marinière / Mackerel Jus with Champagne / Haddock and Leek)
Alternative Substitute for Manuel: Onion (Burnt Onion Jelly /Jerusalem Artichoke Velouté /Artichoke Ice Cream / Passion Fruit)
Scallops (Pan-fried Scallop /Organic Spelt with Turnips /Caramelized Onion Jus)
Pollock (Crispy Pollock /Condiment "Felicia" / Steamed Celeriac with Black Sesame Seeds & Artichoke Purée with Hazelnut Oil)
Alternative Substitute for Manuel: Crozet (Parsnip, Pear and Crozet Gratin with Parmesan / Lime Zest)
Foie Gras & Winter Black Truffle (Truffles Fois Gras Soup with Chesnuts /Lettuce with Braised Veal Sweetbreads)
Vension ( Noisette of Venison with Malabar Black Pepper / Red Cabbage Sauce with Port Quince
Paste / Black Raddish / Baby Onions & White Coco Beans /Montbéliard Sausage / French
Grapes)
Cheese Board
Pierre Cagnaire's Grand Dessert (A combination of Six Desserts)
Petits Fours
Wine:
The Wine was picked with excellent help from the Sommelier, where we had the following:
White: 2011 Fume Blanc 900 Sevilen (Turkey) & 3 gl of 2012 Veritas (Astley, Worcestershire, England)
Red: 2009 Syrah Cramercy Cellars (Wasington, USA)
Port: 4 gl of 1999 Nieport
Dessert: 4 gl of 2009 Vouvray Moelleux Clos Naudin (France)
Extras:
The restaurant furthermore served 6 extra small tasters before dinner.
Annette and Carlos also had a quick tour of the very small kitchen, where there was barely any room for us.
Further pictures from our evening can be seen here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152230265291383.1073741936.786091382&type=1&l=99e207c17a
Link to the restaurant:
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