We started off with an aperatif - melon liquer mixed with prosecco - served in a little shot glass with a single ice cube floating in it. (Matt speculated that the ice cube was frozen prosecco, so as not to dilute the mixture.) It was served with freshly roasted almonds. That was followed by shrimp and lobster with a horseradish cream sauce on a bed of sliced heirloom tomatoes, accompanied by teeny piles of various vegetables - radishes, beets, etc. We had a half-glass each of a white wine recommended by the sommalier with this course, as our 1997 Brunello di Montalcino (which I'd bought in Montalcino during the Florence trip 2 years ago) was decanted and breathing in the back. They brought that out with our corn and squash blossom bisque served with fried green tomatoes. The wine was velvety and rich, and the bisque was bright and flavorful. The fried green tomatoes were amazing - tart and savory... yum. Then we had the main course - delicately sliced grass-fed rib-eye steak (medium rare, natch) with tiny chanterelle mushrooms, mashed potatoes, and green beans with black eyed peas. So good! Then came dessert - a strawberry ice cream "bombe", a layered dessert with a kirch-soaked sponge cake topped with organic strawberry ice cream topped with a layer of creme fraiche ice cream (sliced). With that I had a glass of Beames de Venice and Matt had a 5-whatever Tokaji. Then of course we opted for the cheese course. That was the only thing that was good but not excellent, considering the Cheeseboard is just down the road...
Everything was of the highest quality ingredients and cooked to perfection. The service was great, and we had the best table (I thought) - right up front, by the windows. It was quite an experience.... sigh!... yum.
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