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If you know that there's no way of you entering through the pearly gates of afterlife or if you'd just like to experience it now, you MUST go to Joel Robuchon at the Mansion. True, the price tag is steep. But, can you really put a price on the culinary apex. (I use the word apex because it's all downhill from here.)
From one dish to the next Chef Le Tohic just challenges your imagination and palette. On June 1, 2008, his 16 course tasting menu took us on a mariner's voyage.
On a final note, sixteen courses were tough. Everything was a dream, it was all so good that I forgot to pace myself. It nearly put me in a (food) coma, and that's when boyfriend started singing... girlfriend in a coma, i know, i know, it's serious. (silly)
Thank you Chef Le Tohic and your staff, especially Jan, our amazing table attendant. You made my birthday a very memorable experience.
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Our menu is as follows: (Amanda B. took great pictures of the meal that night, see Photos)
0. Bread
- You have to see this. It's a well presented bread tray, baked fresh daily with nearly twenty varieties. And, they have them reheated after you choose so they arrive warm.
1. L'AspergeBlanche - White Asparagus "Panna Cotta", fresh almonds and lemon grass.
- This was simple, refreshing, and well presented dish.
2. La Tomate - Salad of tomato, olive oil with basil, tomato gelee topped with mozzarella cheese.
- This dish came in two parts, but meant to be consumed together. The gelee looked like a plate of miniature eyes. And, the staff shuck the gelee after they sit it down that it made me giggle seeing all those moving eyes looking at me. But, back to the dish itself. Wow! The tomato was such a delight and the gelee made it a really fun dish.
3, 4, 5. Le Caviar - thin couscous and Oscetra caviar, smooth cauliflower cream, delicate gelle of green asparagus.
- This trio of caviar from Iran was heaven on earth.
6. L'CEuf - Egg yolk in a baby spinach ravioli with morels.
- When we cracked into to this ravioli, the quail yolk just oozed goodness.
7. La Saint-Jacques - Scallops royal with chive emulsion and buckwheat tuile.
- The tuile made this dish very playful.
8. Les Crustaces - Truffle langoustine raviloli with chopped cabbage, sea urchin, potato puree with hint of coffee and ginger perfumed tea.
- Jan highly recommended the langoustine in this trio. According to him, it is the best dish he's ever had. And, I have to say, the langoustine is pretty high up on my list too.
9. Les Petits Pois - Light pea veloute with mint on top of delicate sweet onion custard.
- Good dish, but, at this point, I began to slow down. Lucky for me, my boyfriend loves a good pea veloute.
10. Le Thon - smoked and seared tuna, cauliflower, nori and green curry.
- Yummy yellowtail.
11. Le Veau - Sautee veal chop with natural jus and vegetable tagliernis flavored with pesto.
- The rosemary on the dish was very powerful to the nose. But, set that aside, the veal was perfect.
12. Les Pousses de Soja - Soy beans cooked risotto style with lemon zests and coriander.
- The soy bean was presented to me in a way that I never had it before, and it was good.
13. L'Acai - Red fruits franite, fresh raspberry and yogurt sorbet.
- This dish really woke me up. Very refreshing, very good.
14. Le Caramel - Caramel cremeux infused with Arabica, chocolate rice soufle.
- Oh, men! Think of a multi-layered dessert where you have to take your spoon and dip it through all the layers, then in one quick swoop, pull it up and take the perfect bite of chocolate goodness. As a chocoholic, it was very nice!
15. Raspberry Ice Cream Cake
- A full raspberry ice cream cake (that could serve 8 people and there were only two at the table) arrived at our table with a candle and everyone wished me a happy birthday, a very sweet touch. We had this with our favorite teas, I blache and my boyfriend oolong.
16 - Le Cafe ou le The - escorte de mignardishes - special tasting of varieties sweet desserts.
- I could barely take a bite of the cake, let alone the sweets. We had a great and the staff was amazing. Thus, we entrusted Jan to put together a couple boxes of goodies, which was accompanied by two copies of the menu and another full 8" tall, 8" round fruit cake.
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