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| - I've always wanted check George out and finally got the chance. Cozy interior, like a French farmhouse with a view to the kitchen from some seats. I ordered the tasting menu (110) with 6 courses including the amuse, a sun choke flan w fingerling potato chips on a yellow pepper puree - the delicate softness of the flan paired with the crunch of the cucumber and yellow pepper and the crispness of the chips. A nice start to the multi course tasting menu.
Swordfish tataki, roasted pumpkin seeds, beet puree, golden beet carpaccio, thin biscotti. The slaw of carrot could use a touch of acid, the black pepper pannacotta was sublime with a rich mouth feel.
The waiter asked in advance if I liked Foie gras (yes), so the next course included it with a minced rabbit medallion with passion fruit, quail egg, and a julienne root vegetable. The dish was topped with crispy fried threads of sweet potato. Very good dish. Next up was the rack of lamb,served with shiitake mushrooms, a squash puree...and a Danish donut filled w roasted shiitake (lots of umami), tasting a little like a Yorkshire pudding, savoury in taste, accompanied by a cranberry confit/compote which had a super intense flavour, and a lovely enhancement to the lamb (cooked to a light medium rare, excellent!)
Service was attentive (by the waiter) but plate clearing was a bit slow as was water refill.
The Cheese course (1 slice of a Quebec sheeps) was served with persimmon jam, and a couple of toasted pecans dusted with something sweet yet with a little bite.
Mastika (Greek alcohol from root veg) Brûlée with vanilla strudels and cinnamon crullers finished off the menu. A large portion size that I couldn't finish (could have eaten lots of those little donuts though!), but a nice round out to an excellent meal.
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