Monday, December 15, 2008

哈哈米星:米芝蓮★★★ FRENCH LAUNDRY @ Napa Valley


喺米國住而又鍾意食嘅朋友都一定聽過 French Laundry啦。呢間米記三星好多年被選為全美第一嘅餐廳,更曾經獲選為全球第一添!


難得住近 napa valley, 我想試好耐架喇。但佢出名難訂位!要早兩個月訂架~~ 不過佢個電話長年唔通,opentable又長期冇位。咁點呢?

網上有人話,某啲 napa valley 嘅酒店有機會可以幫你訂到,但我唔想無端端走去住酒店喎~

唯有狂試opentable啦。

點知比我發現一個trick!


由於訂 French Laundry 係要比低信用咭資料,唔出現係會照收你錢嘅。所以訂咗位又打算唔到嘅人一定會喺限期前 cancel... opentable 晚晚 update, 我試過好幾晚半夜3點幾試係會忽然間有位架!但就未必啱你schedule 囉。

結果皇天不負有心人,我揀到一個weekend呀!嗱嗱聲訂啦梗係!

好開心呀~
快啲睇下我地食咗咩啦!


佢地攞過嘅Awards:

2002: World's 3rd Best Restaurant, Best Restaurant in USA

2003: World's Best Restaurant, , Best Restaurant in USA

2004: World's Best Restaurant, , Best Restaurant in USA

2005: World's 3rd Best Restaurant, , Best Restaurant in USA

2006: World's 4th Best Restaurant, , Best Restaurant in USA

2007: World's 4th Best Restaurant, , Best Restaurant in USA

2008: World's 5th Best Restaurant, , Best Restaurant in USA





餐廳入面 (唔好意思週圍影相)




叫得做 laundry, 梗係比個衫夾仔你做紀念啦~




包包



餐前小食




LEFT: butter with sea salt 
RIGHT: COMPRESS FUJI APPLES (cauliflower, red radish & mint "aigre-doux")




CAULIFLOWER "PANNA COTTA" 
(island creek oyster glaze and white sturgeon caviar)




LEFT: MOULARD DUCK "FOIE GRAS AU TORCHON" (US$ 30 supplement) 
(green apple relish, tokyo turnips, mache and black truffle coulis) 
RIGHT: K&J ORCHARD CHESTNUT SOUP (persimmon relish and black truffle coulis)




LEFT: TARTARE OF JAPANESE BLUEFIN TUNA 
(sunchokes, spinach, nicoise olives and flowering quince puree) 
RIGHT: ROASTED BELGIAN ENDIVE 
(cashews, gros michel bananas, cilantro and black tea-curry gastrique)




LEFT: NEW ENGLAND SEA SCALLOP "POELEE" 
(salsify, chestnuts, brussels sprouts and pomegranate vinaigrette) 
RIGHT: GRILLED MATSUTAKE MUSHROOMS 
(satsuma mandarins, pickled pearl onions, turnips, mizuna and pine nut puree)




LEFT: DEVIL'S GULCH RANCH RABBIT SIRLOIN 
(celery branch, satsuma mandarins and cracked hazelnuts) 
RIGHT: SALSIFIS CROQUANTS 
(iberico ham, romaine, lettue, dijon mustard and "piment d'esplelette")




LEFT: FIELDS FARM "SELLE D'ANGEAU ROTIE ENTIERE 
(crosnes, apricot, black trumpet mushrooms and curry jus) 
RIGHT: BUTTERNUT SQUASH "TORTELLINI" 
(pomegranate kernels, butternut squash confit and brown butter emulsion)




LEFT: ANDANTE DAIRY "CADENCE" 
(compressed persimmons, endive and red beet puree) 
RIGHT: TOMME BRULEE 
(globe artichoke, cipollini onion, frisee lettuce and san marzano tomato compote)




LEFT: DIANE ST. CLAIR BUTTERMILK SHERBET 
(sour cherries, blis maple syrup and pecans) 
RIGHT: PISTACHIO ICE CREAM 
(with whipped mascarpone and pistachio biscotti)




LEFT: CREAM YOGURT "BAVARIOS" 
("pain d'epices" and oregon huckleberries) 
RIGHT: SWEET RICE "BEIGNETS" 
(asian pear-wasabi sorbet, caramelized ginger, medjool dates and pear "sabayon")




食飽飽仲有小甜點同靚茶任揀




最後仲有曲奇比你帶返屋企!




當然要買返本 cookbook 啦~




去得三星餐廳都預咗會貴,呢餐價錢如下:

1) regular tasting menu - prix fixe US$ 240 per person + tax
2) vegetable tasting menu - prix fixe US$ 240 per person + tax
3) choice of foie gras for the regular tasting menu: US$ 30 supplement + tax

呢個價再要加 15% Tips!!

其實都好肉痛架, 不過人一世物一世...... 又唔係成日食, 間唔中開心下都要嘅!哈哈!





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