19 courses of amazement with a golden ticket to boot (you receive a Willy Wonka type of ticket in the mail) - this culinary experience is not to be missed. I've been to places like French Laundry and Providence in LA and this experience is right up there. It's a unique experience with about 6-7 other people, so be prepared to either be social with strangers (as you all sit at the same table), or perhaps try to go with a group. We didn't do a wine pairing. The food was phenomenal and the presentation was pretty epic. I am not going to go through all 19 courses as I don't see the point as the menu changes. You leave this place not feeling over full (like you can with French Laundry), but content. The evening consists of a head chef and some helpers. The chef explains what they are serving and the others help them prepare it. Then, they present the food to you all at the same time (note: they don't actually cook any food in front of you, it gets cooked in their main kitchen, they just put it all together). You're free to ask questions as they prepare the food and make comments. This is definitely an "intimate" dining experience which would be wonderful to do with a group of close friends. I recommend the later seating because if you go with the first one, then there would be more pressure to be done by 8 for the next group. In total, we were there for about 4 hours. Reservations are required exactly 3 months from the date you wish to go.