grilled sprouting broccoli, almond, orange, chili
This was like discovering your fat, bitter, life-long mortal enemy, mr. calabrese broccoli, had a slim, tender, superior, cousin you never knew about. Dressing it with sweet oranges, chili, crispy rice and some sort of xo sauce didn’t hurt either. Surprise highlight of the night.
Also saw the addictive snap peas are back on the menu @Chowseeker1999
In my (limited) experience, it seems you can have some success with same day bookings if you’re flexible and are able to go out on a Monday or Tuesday.
No pics unfortunately but you’ve seen most of what we tried anyway: spicy lamb bing, egg and roe bing, stuffed peppers, sugar snap peas, roasted crispy duck rice, and chocolate mousse.
Every single dish was excellent but the standout for both of us was the stuffed peppers. They were perfectly fried, crunchy without being greasy. What really impressed me about this dish, though, was the way it represented fusion food at its best. So often, dishes in this category end up being bland approximations of the ethnic originals. Not so here. Meat-stuffed peppers are a Korean classic and the sack sausage (heh heh) and buttermilk dip were the ideal American complements.
I will definitely be back. And just a heads up, there’s usually seating at the bar on a Sunday.
(new) roasted duck crispy rice, foie gras, citrus, dates
wow, this was fucking delicious. perfectly roasted duck breast and seared foie gras sits on top an incredible layer of crispy rice. underneath that some duck confit, tokyo turnips, japanese leeks and a date-foie puree. this is all topped with smoked duck bone broth. so much duck it tried selling me life insurance.
I think you’ll like it. The duck is indeed excellent, especially the confit, and the crispy rice is like the best tadig you ever tried. The only thing that didn’t work for me was the turnips, but my friend loved them too.
The duck looks so good I can’t wait to try it! 