Richard hosted this dinner ... and it was extremely memorable.
The room was beautifully set up to greet us as we arrived... Stunning floral arrangement, and beautiful soft lighting.
The bread rolls were scrumptions with the sour cream/butter combination. A taster of things to come ...
Cloudy Bay NZ Sauvignon Blanc ... finest white wine this year, very possibly! Not surprisingly, this is one of the world's best known New World white wines, grown in the Marlborough wine region further inland of New Zealand.
Chef Kevin Cherkas (Award winning chef - having worked at 3 Star Michelin Arzak @ San Sebastian, 2 Star Michelin La Broche @ Madrid, as well as 3 Star Michelin El Bulli in Roses) was friendly, personable and extremely passionate about his creations ... And he introduced each and every dish for us, after Denise had given us the heads-up. What an evening!
The starters ... The first, eaten in 4 bites :-) And, I especially loved the cream of lobster.
Time to switch wines ... Red this time. Katnook Estate Coonawara Cab Sauv. And then, it was time for exquisite Foie Gras, served with ... strawberries (Later on, it gets EVEN more innovative!).
Time for a refreshing pallet cleanser ...
Bring on the mains ... Lamb (which was so succulent and beautiful, it nearly tasted like a fine steak), accompanied with popcorn (Yes! Chef Kevin is truly innovative!) and chocolate sauce ...
And this for me ... was the highlight of the dinner. The aesthetically mesmerising 'English Breakfast' ... kidding! Mango and Coconut chiselled into the form of an .. egg!
Lets finish off the meal with a nice cappucino.
Time to say goodbye ... an innovative, memorable, special, and long dinner (we started at 8pm ... and we left at 11pm). I guess its true what they say, eating beautiful food does take a long time!
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