Month: July 2014

The One with The Skate Wing a la bordelaise

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A round of thanks to our wonderful friends Elena, Weishi, Grace, Ersen, Waqas and Andy for your generous contribution and most inspiring feedbacks. Take those referral cards and we must see what constellation of honored guests they will bring. We are always cooking up something exciting for the next dinner!

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Dinner Menu, illustrated.

photo credit: Wishly Photography

we love our handwritten name cards

 

apperitif

apperitif: two birds in the summer field. wasabi chicken and smoked duck breast

main dish

skate wing a la bordelaise with citrus bulgur

starter

Starter: Goat cheese tartine with heirloom tomato, black olive and clover honey.

dessert

Dessert: handmade mille feuilles with organic strawberries and basil sauce

referral cards

Our referral cards. 000002 to 000015 are handed out. Did you get one?

What goes into a meal – the day of

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New Fulton Fish Market

At 1am in the morning, we traveled to the edge of the Bronx and the second largest fish market in the world. Most of the the seafood in New York restaurants are from here. The market is open between 1am and 8am on Monday to Fridays. After an exhilarating walk through, JB and I hand picked the skate wings. I was surprised to find the place smelling not “fishy”; everything is so fresh that it smells like the sea.

rainbow carrots

Most of the produce we use is from the Saturday Union Square Market; we purchase them the day of. These rainbow colored carrots are my favorite root vegetable. Best of all, they are only $1.50 a bunch! Who said good produce must be expensive. You just have to get them from the right people. Like these two handsome fellows.

Heirloom tomato

…and this wonderful lady

the key to a crispy milles feuille is a chilled, perfectly rolled out dough.