Degustacion

This is my friend Alexandre; he's the sous chef at work. Last night me, Linds, and Caleb went in for dinner and he did a 'Degustacion' for us that was just perfect. He let me pick what I wanted for 6 courses off the menu, but he redesigned the plates for us to make it special. It was amazing, L and C were really impressed. Plus, they got to meet my friends, and rag on me in Spanish with them (not cool). Just kidding, but the biggest surprise was when we asked for the check and they said 'no, you were invited'. It blew me away, it was easily a 150 euro meal, and they gave it to us for free. So....here was our menu:

• Canelon de Ensalada con Contrastes : Salad wrap, with tastings of contrasting flavors. Pineapple, Pinenuts, Yogurt, Limes, Tomatoes, Membrillo (quince paste), Grapefruit, Oranges, Queso de Burgos, Dijon Vinaigrette.
• Ravioli de Calabaza : Ravioli filled with Butternut squash with Sage and Sealed Queso Fresco served with a Sage cream sauce.
• Atun : Tuna steak with a mushroom filled ravioli, pisto filled wonton, and fumet (fish stock)
• Presa : Pork loin served with Eggplant puree, Caramelized Apple and Eggplant Chutney, Soy Reduction, and Flatbread with Cumin and Pistachio.
• Tarte de Queso : combination of American and Spanish cheesecake. American because it has Philadelphia cream cheese in it, and Spanish because they bake it without a crust. So good.
• Fondant : Chocolate cake with a warm Caramel center served with Pistachio Gelado.
• Cafe Cortado all around (except for the pregnant lady who was still licking the chocolate off her plate, jk, love ya linds)