Seated at the bar, foie gras and eel, with a slice of beet cooked in salt which is positively great
Before the "real" wine list are a few pages of wines sorted by prices... most wines on this page are great, we had the Riesling Kabinett, a great match with the langoustines and the asparagus, and a really great wine
C'est moi chez Senderens!
The extraordinary langoustines, which exemplary demonstrate how Senderens managed to adapt his cooking to his new (self inlflicted) budgetary constraint -- see my blog for more
Absolute Senderens signature dish, finally back by popular demand. This dish is rather unchanged from the Lucas-Carton years, but for the Canadian lobster. There's a spinach and a thin ravioli dough slice, and mostly a very rich and thick vanilla sauce, based on champagne and cream. This is such a great recipe.
Asperges crues et cuites, sèche et caviar -- I don't really like Asparagus but this dish, again, is classic Senderens and it is absolutely convincing.
More vanilla lobster
Foie gras in a Chinese soup -- that's a great idea, it works very fine, but it is not as great a dish as other Senderens foie gras, such as the vin jaune one (see blog). It's typical of the Senderens bistrot style -- it's got the wit, it's very good, but it's not an experience beyond the surprise and the quality of the foie.
Extraordinary pig, thin crispy skin, absolutely tender. Leeks underneath are a great counterpoint, they're almost burnt, preventing the dish from being too sweet and fat. And some mango dices, bringing peps.
We skipped dessert, by the way
Carrot tagliatelle -- simple and perfect
Moules a l'emulsion de capucines
Fleur de courgette farcie au crabe, agrumes, emulsion a l'ail des ours
Langoustines roulees dans la biere, panure amande et phylo, chou pak choi, emulsion de lait de coco aux epices thai
Foie gras poche au vin jaune, noix, celeri, bouillon creme de vin jaune et volaille, ET PLEIN DE MORILLES
Juste avant la fin
Bar roti au fenouil et au romarin, sauce moutarde
Fraise, compotee de rhubarbe, parfait pistache, emulsion basilic
talk about food porn...
Ground control to Senderens
Bye
