Back to this tapas wine bar at Abbot Kinney for a co-workers night-out. See old entry. Originally we’re suppose to go to a Sushi place, but some people don’t like/can’t eat sushi (-__-;;;). The Pinot Noir from France is possibly the best wine I’ve ever had so far. We end up getting 3 bottles, shared by 9 people. The Bacon wrapped Medjool Dates, Chorizo, Balsamic, Candied Walnuts is great, it’s bigger size but I think AOC‘s still better.
Not sure what this veggie dish is but it was one of the yummiest dish of the night. We got two plate of it. pan fried Foie Gras Sandwich, the foie gras is a bit too burned. I wish it’s just pieces of foie gras and sans the bread.
Grilled Salmon, Cous Cous, Pine Nuts, Dried Cranberries, Wilted Greens. The salmon is alright (not a big fan of grilled salmon), but I love the cous cous! There’s a subtle coconut flavor in them.
Sauteed tiger shrimp with garlic, lemon, white wine, chilies and butter
Paella with Chicken, Tiger Shrimp, Mussels, Chorizo, very good but portion is so small. Steak Frittes, Grilled Skirt Steak, Crisp Haricot Vert, Green Pepper Corn Aoli, very good! We had 2 dishes of this as well.
Fried calamari with fiery arabiatta sauce, very normal…^^;; That’s the thing with big group, some people ought to be more safe in food choice. Chocolate Lava Cake with Winter Citrus, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
Warm Bread Pudding with Calvados Caramel, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream is the best one. Sorbet and Chocolate mousee (?). All 3 desserts are really good but they taste rather similar to each other.
Tags: Tapas, Wine Bar
Toro and Oyster shoot. The fattiness of Tuna…so good yet so scary (is there such thing as Tuna’s fat being good fat? or is this just my justification?). Add a $4 mini tuna bowl to fill stomach. Turns out it’s quite big~~ ^^;;
