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| - Holy moly. I...yeah, this experience was kind of transcendent. My husband and I are not rich. But this year, we wanted to do something special for our Fifth Anniversary. We had a big health scare, and...wanted to do something special. Screw Price. So we opted for the tasting menu at Spago. After reading previous yelp reviews, we expected a good night, 5 courses, some tasty cocktails...
We had NINE COURSES. For $100/person + drinks. Nine. I'm pretty sure we had like, 3 deserts? The lemon sorbet...the blackberry sorbet topped ricotta and graham cracker cheesecake, and then the candy tasting plate....yeah. That's 3. We had an amazing Sashimi that was served on a bed of seaweed with dry ice making the salt smell...oh yeah....
sorry I had a moment.
Mustard and cantaloupe...those shouldnt go together, I can't stop thinking about it. It was with the sashimi....
Sorry. Moment.
Then there was a cold soup soup/salad that redifined tomato for me forever....and then crab salad, and risotto with truffle and parmesan, and then halibut and peppers with a carrot puree, and then lamb with a different carrot puree.....and...oi...Did I mention this was October 10th? I remember what I ate down to the texture of each berry slice.
Food came at a perfect pace, we had enough time to eat slowly and savor an unusual meal, without feeling like "man, where is the next course!?" Everything was presented so elegantly and with such grace I almost felt too plebian to be eating this food...but the staff was so warm and welcoming, I also felt like I was almost a regular. They clearly knew the night was special for us, and god, it felt like it.
I forgot about the money, I forgot about what we were doing after, I forgot about brain scans, and scary doctor visits, and I just thought about how most amazing the tomatoes were -even in comparison to heirlooms straight out of my grandma's garden---I wonder if I brought the chef some unnamed heirlooms from my grandma's garden if he'd cook them---and how spectacular this moment was with my husband...For that alone, 11 stars. 30. Thank you, Spago. For one night of just indulging in flavor and texture and taste....
On the way to the parking ramp, after rambling about how awesome everything was, my husband remarked "You know, for that meal, for 9 courses, $100 seems ridiculously affordable." And you know what? I agree.
Love you, husband, and you too, Spago.
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