Warrior: 8.5 Warrior Points. Outstanding.
Peony: Great food & impressive attention to details. Top level execution + service. The red fife sourdough was really great as it was made using only the red fife without any addition of white flour ( we checked with the waiter). The only thing I wish they could change is to restart the cheese cart service (which had a larger collection of cheeses to choose).
solid 
came back for my pandemic gift
pacific oyster, little gem, golden kaluga caviar, oyster plant
no astrea, no boba 
shima aji, armenian cucumber, basil from our garden
salt-roasted santa barbara spot prawn, rosemary, lemon, extra-virgin olive oil
uni egg, sea urchin, champagne beurre blanc, brioche croutons
uni, white asparagus, salted egg yolk
alaskan halibut, clam bouillon, grilled fava bean
santa barbara vermilion rockfish, morel, sorrel, miner’s lettuce
japanese king mackerel, braised artichoke, artichoke purée, parsley pistou
liberty farms duck, murray farms gg1 cherries, chayote greens
a5 wagyu, charred eggplant, spring garlic confit, jus de boeuf
strawberry, almond, citrus
house-made ecuadorian dark chocolate, passion fruit, caramel
What was the surprise?
i think they were more surprised to see that being redeemed more than anything, apparently i was only the second person to bring that in. it seemed like they were scrambling to figure out what to give me, it turned out to be their in-house bean-to-bar chocolate bars.
Hilarious!
FTCers never forget.
(Looking directly at you Jose Andres…)
Booo somni!
No cheese cart?
gone 
those chocolate bars are great
They still have a cheese cart. It only has two things: comte and brie. Depressing. But their comte with black truffles has been haunting me recently.
One more comment. I like the Tehachapi bread. But I think it’s time to move on.
This is very expensive. $360 per person. Is this a top 5 restaurant in LA for the price?
I would rank it top two with Hayato.
probably best non japanese high end restaurant in LA
It was #1 on Jonathan Gold’s 101 list four years in a row and then #2 after Vespertine.
