Friday, December 02, 2005
Dinner at scott howard, San Francisco, CA
We decided to try this new restaurant--scott howard-- for dinner after an evening of poker. The meal was delicious; surprisingly so. The 7 course tasting menu, as seen below, was $80 per person.
Porcini Profitrole
This was a tiny puff pastry filled with chopped, sauteed porcini mushrooms.
Chestnut Soup
Fluke Sashimi
(with muscat grape gelée, keffir lime and hon shimeji mushrooms)
The saltiness of the mushrooms gelled the entire dish. Very subtle.
Duck Leg stuffed in itself, served cold
This was, in essence, a tasty duck terrine.
Seared Foie Gras
(with ancho jam, french toast style brioche and watercress)
Carrot Broth (with sabayon, chervil and truffle oil)
Usually carrot soups are a bit to sweet for my taste, but this was wonderful and very subtle. Not sweet at all. The consistency was perfect.
Seared Ahi Tuna
(with an onion marmalade, a pinot noir reduction, and some sort of sauteed greens)
This dish was amazing. The flavors melded beautifully, yet remained distinct.
Short Ribs (with a celery root puree and porcini jus)
This was very good. I have no idea how they got the puree to be so incredibly silky.
Apple Upside-Down Cake with Orange/Muscat Ice Cream
The warm apples in the cake were quite good, but ice cream lacked either of the distinct flavors it claimed to have.
Ratings:
Food: 2
Decor: 2
Service: 1
Website
Health Code Violations
Porcini Profitrole
This was a tiny puff pastry filled with chopped, sauteed porcini mushrooms.
Chestnut Soup
Although a bit thick, this warm soup tasted purely of freshly roasted chesnuts.
Fluke Sashimi
(with muscat grape gelée, keffir lime and hon shimeji mushrooms)
The saltiness of the mushrooms gelled the entire dish. Very subtle.
Duck Leg stuffed in itself, served cold
This was, in essence, a tasty duck terrine.
Seared Foie Gras(with ancho jam, french toast style brioche and watercress)
This was a standard, yet good, preparation of this decadent ingredient.
Carrot Broth (with sabayon, chervil and truffle oil)Usually carrot soups are a bit to sweet for my taste, but this was wonderful and very subtle. Not sweet at all. The consistency was perfect.
Seared Ahi Tuna
(with an onion marmalade, a pinot noir reduction, and some sort of sauteed greens)
This dish was amazing. The flavors melded beautifully, yet remained distinct.
Short Ribs (with a celery root puree and porcini jus)This was very good. I have no idea how they got the puree to be so incredibly silky.
Apple Upside-Down Cake with Orange/Muscat Ice Cream
The warm apples in the cake were quite good, but ice cream lacked either of the distinct flavors it claimed to have.
Ratings:
Food: 2
Decor: 2
Service: 1
Website
Health Code Violations
# posted by Giao and Alexis @ 10:33 PM 
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