C'est Coi

I went to try the restaurant Coi in SF earlier this month. I heard good things about it and decided to give it a try. The flavors were pretty amazing. I guess you would describe the food as avant garde cooking. While the meal was outstanding, its not the type of food that leaves you feeling full satisfied, like you had a big meal. Since my friend owed me a dinner, I wanted to see him squirm when we ordered the 11 course tasting menu, and he did...

Menu February 6, 2009

Amouse Bouche
milk and honey encapsulated in a thin sugar (Money!)

1. Pink Grapefruit
ginger, tarragon, black pepper

2. Shiny Beets
citrus scented gel, vadouvan


3. Inverted Andante Dairy Goat Cheese and Black Olive Tart
chicories, Green Apple, Mint


4. Parsley Root-Green Garlic Soup
braised Snails, Padron Chile Flakes, Breakfast Radish

5. Crab Melt, California Style
dungeness Crab, Staffan's Lardo, Wheatgrass, Sprouts



6. Earth and Sea
steamed tofu mousseline, yuba, fresh seaweeds, mushroom dashi

7. Sauteed Monterey Bay Abalone
escarole, caper berry-sea lettuce vinaigrette

8. Pastured Beef, Pure Form
prather ranch loin cooked in its fat, Marrow roasted cauliflower



9. Two Year Montgomery's Cheddar (Neal's Yard)
rye bread, arrowhead cabbage, grain mustard

10. Blood Orange Curd
Douglas fir Ice Cream, Black Walnut Crumble



11. Chocolate-Mesquite Cake
smoked pepitas praline, squash sherbet