Wow, what a great way to spend dinner at this restaurant which is at the beautiful Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California. Their tasting menu, now $95 is still a bargain for what you get. My girlfriend from the Philippines was truly impressed with the food and ambiance that I said, "All we need from this scene is me whipping out a ring and proposing" She laughed so hard she almost choked while sipping her wine!
We both ordered the same thing; something I don't like doing because I always want to try other things but no one wanted to budge. Our first course was the cauliflower soup which was caramelized cauliflower with porcini mushrooms and white truffle relish. It was delicious, a great opening act for more great things to come. The 2nd course was Lobster/Pomegranate which were chunks of poached lobster w/butter lettuce, sweet onion and bits of pomegranate. All we could say was hmmmmm. This was followed by Turbot with Leeks; the fish was light and tender served w/mushroom, cotto ham, charred leeks. Healthy but very good.
Our main dish which was the wagyu beef rib eye was on the rare side. My friend and I usually have our steak medium well but since this was a small piece, we thought we would be adventurous and just try it. It came with braised turnips, carrot bordelaise sauce. It was very tender and it had a wonderful flavor. In my excitement, I forgot to take a picture of this work of art.
The best and last item on the menu was dessert. We both ordered the Apple Roquefort which was an apple tart with vanilla-calvados ice cream and roquefort cheese sprinkled like snow. Apples and cheese really go well together like love and marriage or a horse and carriage.....you can't get one without the other.
Make sure you say hello to Eric, the manager who will make sure you have a great dining experience.
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