OHHHHHHHH. Okay, makes sense. Wonder what the romanization (sp?) is on the menu b/c, had I gone, I totally would’ve ordered the wrong thing…
Maude - black truffles
Persimmon salad
Sweetbreads
Scallop crudo
Foie gras
Cod
Garganelli
Cauliflower
Elk
Brillat-savarin
Chocolate
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Wow! Interesting truffle shave/strip on that garganelli. Never seen truffle presented that way.
In retrospect, did you feel it was worth the price of admission?
How was the persimmon salad?
It was very good, but for the price I’d rather go to n/naka, mori, or shunji.
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That’s exactly how I feel after going to the morel mushroom dinner and that wasn’t nearly as expensive as the truffle dinners.
@PorkyBelly thanks for the beautiful pix! LOL 
Ballin’! And good to hear your thoughts about if it was worth it. Thanks.
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Garlic Curry Cod Fish & Chips at BatterFish Encino. It was good but my expectations where much higher…
First lunch
Cento pasta bar - uni crab spaghetti. Ate this while wearing a white shirt #livingdangerously
Second lunch
Guisados
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Is there a place you like better (esp on this side of the hill…)?
I didn’t know we were counting today as part of the weekend!!! Argh. No pics. Portobello mushroom sandwich at Metro Cafe + grilled red onions + avocado. Not cheap w/ the add-ons, but so delicious (goat cheese comes standard), and the side of greens was very generous. Partner and I shared the brioche french toast, which was great (fluffy and rich; could’ve used more of the tart berry compote). His omelette dish was kind of bland, though (mushrooms and spinach could’ve used WAY more seasoning).
Will be having Korean BBQ tonight…
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One of the last posts of the year! 
Ten-Raku BBQ (Combo B):
Dessert at Republique (my first time). Gruyere and potato beignets and chocolate fondant and hazelnut ice cream (insanely good!):
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Koi Restaurant - Seal Beach
Omakase lunch
Tuna Sampler - Maguro, Bluefin, Bluefin Toro, Zuke (soy-marinated)
Snapper Sampler - Red Snapper, Black Snapper, Kampachi, Seared Red Snapper
Omakase 1 - Maguro-wrapped scallop with uni, Maguro-wrapped chopped toro with green onions, Halibut and shisho-wrapped Kumamoto oyster, fresh streamed scallop
Omakase 2 - Shisho and chopped Saba belly sushi rice topped with Saba
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Agreed. The curry made the fish inside kinda greasy and the fish needed some salt. It was all well cooked, but not WOW. I like Ye Ole Kings Head instead and need to give Red Bus another shot since they are now serving cod.
–Dommy!
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Have you been recently (like last 6 mos)? I went there once (or twice?) in that time period, and there the quality and portion size was very, VERY off. 
After reading wienermobile’s post, it made me think about the flavored salt discussion on the tempura specialist thread. Would a curry flavored salt and maybe even chopped garlic in malt vinegar re-angle the flavors this dish is trying to achieve?
@bulavinaka @Dommy Great points. I think so.
I tried Batterfish’s original Fish & Chips (no extra spices / herbs / flavored stuff) and it was great the first time. The 2nd time was fine as well (Original flavor).
3rd time I tried the Curry batter and it tasted… not as good as the Original. I think there’s some truth here, maybe the curry flavoring / excess curry powder absorbing more grease, or just making it taste more greasy?
Haven’t been able to try again since.
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This is my assumption, as well. I think rather than just changing the flavors, it might likely change the texture a lot, too…