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| - Opulent is defined as luxurious or ostentatiously magnificent and I can think of no better single word to describe Joel Robuchon. From you moment you first step into foyer, you know this meal is going to be ridiculous. Even all seating, walls, and decorations are in diffuse shades of purple, the majestic royal color. Most of the starred michelin restaurants are french restaurants with not-too-dissimilar sounding menus, so you may as well go all the way to the sole 3-star restaurant because it's worth the trip.
We did not do the 16-course degustation menu (I have a reason to come back...). Instead we opted for the "pick 2 main courses option" and all the extra courses surrounding that. Here's what I got:
1. First off, the bread cart comes around and there are literally probably 25-30 different kinds of bread on it. You can pick as many as you want, all fresh and wonderful. They take your selections away to heat them, and bring them back promptly. I went with the milk bread, bacon bread, and rosemary ciabatta.
2. The amuse bouche was osetra caviar layered on top of a crab gelee with fennel cream. Probably the most ridiculous amuse bouche I've ever heard of.
3. Appetizer: King Crab in Avocado on Romaine Heart, with olive oil.
4. Soup: Chestnut cream soup over chestnuts, foie gras, with bacon foam. (Read that again... BACON FOAM!)
5. Main Course #1: Duck Breast with seared foie gras. This is easily the finest cut of duck breast I've ever had, and perfectly prepared. Duck is so hard to get right, and even in NYC there are only 2 places where I really like it (Porterhouse and La Sirene), and this blew both of those out of the water. Succulent, tender, flavorful.
6. Main Course #2: Kobe Ribeye with wasabi spinach and malibu bell peppers. Also, they served it up with a side of Robuchon's specialty whipped creamy potatoes. They're like mashed potatoes, but your grandma never made mashed potatoes this creamy before. I wonder if he patented some special machine to do this.
7. Then the cheese cart comes out, and it is as full of choices as the bread cart was. Remember, everything here is about luxury and extravagance, so you can take as many different cheeses as you want to try! I posted a photo of it if you want to see what it looks like.
8. Dessert: Pineapple Compote with Peanut ice cream. What a unique flavor combination, but it worked really well. The ice cream was as thick and creamy as you'd expect it to be.
9. The crowning end to the night is the cart of Mignardises. There are numerous pictures posted of this, and you pretty much have to see it to believe it. If I thought the bread and cheese carts were awesome, then this set of sweets is absolutely incredible. Save room because you don't want to miss this part of the evening!
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