Quick technical note on matchstick fries

As a note to self – So I had been playing around with doing a sort of “steak frites”. But I really didn’t like the idea of having to do a deep fry of hand cut matchstick potatoes everytime I wanted to make a dish like this. So after a couple of different weekends, I […]

A preview of New Years Eve 2023

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/buri-bop/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2023/10/07/planning-the-2023-new-years-eve-menu/ I wanted to come up for the meat course for the NYE 2023 tasting menu/omakase dinner. It occurred to me that perhaps grilled/broiled beef asparagus rolls might fit the bill. But I also wanted to make it a little more interesting; so it seemed the use of wagyu/washgyu […]

Planning the 2023 New Years Eve Menu

Seared Faux-kimoKarashi su miso, tonburi konbujime vegan caviar Nobu Tomato Ceviche Seared Crisp Skin SnapperMorimoto piri piri sauce, frisee Grilled Wagyu Asparagus ‘maki’ wrapsMorimoto Soy Garlic Jus, Morimoto ingen (string beans) no goma-ae “Shadow of the lobster”Lobster stock reduction ‘espresso’, salted nanbu senbei Nigirisea bream/lemon juice/salt, bonito/ginger/scallion, soy yuzu marinated yellowtail/jalapeno, ikura gundam, uni gundam […]