November 2016 Weekend Rundown

#Q
first lunch - one of everything omakase

hirame - fluke

kanpachi - amberjack

amberjack belly

kurodai - black snapper

hamachi - yellowtail

maguro - bluefin tuna

o-toro - bluefin tuna belly
So fatty and oily, america wants to invade it.

kinmedai - golden eye snapper

sea eel - anago
great soft texture and not overly sauced

san diego uni - godless stinging machines

tamago

masu - ocean trout
Excellent, silky smooth. Reminded me of mori’s cherry trout.

kohada - gizzard shad

ikura - salmon roe

hotate - scallop

kaki - oyster

marinated uni
This was new to me, Hiro-san marinated the uni for four months in miso and it resulted in this creamy intense uni flavored paste that turned the uni up to 11

engawa - fluke fin

#The NoMad Truck
Second lunch
humm dog - bacon-wrapped dog with black truffle and celery relish on griddled bun
This was okay, I would stick with the fish or chicken.

First dessert
Soft Serve - milk and honey with honey-oat shortbread, milk meringue and brittle

#Salt & Straw
Second dessert
Salted Caramel Thanksgiving Turkey and Sweet Potato Casserole with Maple Pecans. It was fowl.

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