SF: Gary Danko
amuse-bouche: sweet corn soup
lobster risotto. this is legitimately phenomenal. i thought i didn't like risotto, but i was clearly mistaken. i just never had risotto that was prepared this well. and the lobster was amazing.
seared sonoma foie gras with poached pear and caramelized red onions. AMAZING. LOVED this. why is california banning foie gras?! so sad.
seared scallops with butternut squash puree. cooked on the outside, relatively uncooked but warm through the middle. perfect.
roast maine lobster with potato puree. really quite amazing. the texture of the lobster is really different from any lobster i've had before. i don't know how to describe it, but it's very, very good.
quail stuffed with foie gras and lots of other stuff. the quail was incredibly flavorful and the cooked perfectly, but all the different ingredients stuffed inside were so mixed in, i couldn't really tell what was what.
duck breast with celery root puree. also very flavorful and well-prepared, but not nearly mind-blowing like the earlier dishes. i wasn't a huge fan of the celery puree because i think celery tastes like chinese medicine, but my friend really enjoyed the celery puree.
chocolate soufflé with chocolate and vanilla sauces. arguably the one of the best soufflés i've ever had. very airy, rich chocolate flavor but not too sweet.
lemon soufflé cake with crème fraîche panna. incredibly light and cakey on the outside. the center was more solid, almost like a sorbet. really quite refreshing and delightful.
wrapped: pumpkin breads to take home for tomorrow's breakfast.
their service was really wonderful. a fruit fly landed in my friend's glass and they immediately came over to apologize and comped her a new glass. we were almost completely done with the chocolate soufflé when we found some soufflé baking brush hairs in the dessert. three different people came over to apologize. each apologized profusely and they repeatedly offered to give us a new soufflé, which we declined because we ate the whole thing anyway. they insisted on giving us another dessert: lemon soufflé cake with crème fraîche panna, which we reluctantly accepted (rough life, i know). finally, they also discounted the final course for both of us so we had an awesome 4 course meal for the price of 3 courses. value: 5/5.
