When you come back to try the chicken but then you notice the aged duck on the menu
They only had 16 orders of the duck so the chicken will have to wait.
saffron - pink lemonade with pomegranate and cinnamon
Nice and refreshing, loved the addition of cinnamon
scallop crudo - pomegranate molasses, citrus, burnt serrano chile oil, charred cucumber, mint, black sesame
This was okay, pretty spicy. As @set0312 described, this reminded me of an aguachile. I’ll stick to the awesome prawns next time.
foie gras halva - creamy pate, date paste, black sesame, buckwheat loaf
Loved this one @Chowseeker1999, the bread was pretty tremendous. The date paste was the perfect sweet component for the foie. I wish the foie tasted a little more livery though, it was pretty mild.
(new) aged duck four ways - breast kebab, leg confit, chopped livers and hearts, ginger broth, fig leaf vinegar dressed herbs
Duck was only aged for 5 days, so nothing like the funky, geriatric, 21 day old duck at charcoal
leg
Extremely tender with the meat just falling off the bone. No knife required.
chopped liver and hearts over okra puree
Wow, this was my favorite out of the different preps. The liver and hearts were meaty and tender but the okra puree was outstanding.
breast
My second favorite, the breast had a great grill flavor and the skin was charred and crisped.
broth
This had a nice flavor but unfortunately was way too salty.
roasted cauliflower - hawaij chile sauce, creme fraiche serrano dip, pistachios, dried flowers
I love chef ori’s cauliflower at bestia so I knew this would be great and it did not disappoint. The cool creme fraiche dip complemented the slightly spicy cauliflower perfectly. Another must order @Chowseeker1999, @TheCookie, and @DTLAeater
strawberry sumac and sweet cheese pastry - pistachio ice cream, labneh cream, cured sumac
So glad I saved room for dessert. This was better than the bonbon I had the other night. It was like the perfect strawberry poptart. You know it’s good when you can hear the crunch when you bite into it. @Chowseeker1999 you’ll have to come back again to try this.
toto
