detlef Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Inspired by my trip to Spain, I got back and wanted to step up the game here at Jujube. Tuesdays are typically our slowest night of the week, so I decided to start offering a chef's table 20 course tasting menu for 6. Just to push the envelope a bit. Our kitchen is surrounded by an eat-at bar (think sushi bar without the fish), and there are 6 seats right in front of where the chef's station is. Last week was our first one and it went really well, though we didn't sell out all the seats. Mind you, I kind of threw out the e-mail announcement sort of last minute. Tonight, however, we're booked for it. Jujube RestaurantOctober 2, 2007 Starters… "Chips and Dip" Jello Salad v 1.0 – dashi aspic and cucumber salad Fennel toast with white anchovies and pimenton cream Marinated baby octopus with olive-daikon relish Salt-cod stuffed red pepper Foie and chive croqueta with aged shoyu Bacon and Eggs – poached quail egg with Chinese bacon and sake cream Cergliona stuffed squid with anchovies Dere’s all sorts of things you can do with shrimp… Seared shrimp pate with ham and Sichuan black beans Crispy shrimp-stuffed baby eggplant with tomato sambal “Gambas Plancha” – grilled white prawns with blistered sweet peppers and garlic Tempura rock shrimp with “beurre noir” The rest… Pork belly stuffed soup dumplings Acorn squash “won-ton” with curried black eyed peas Roasted jujubes and baby turnips with hijiki Chicken Cordon Bleu lollipops Braised short rib “involtini” with turnip greens Dessert… Jello Salad v 2.0 – pineapple, pomegranate, and mango gelee with coconut cream Asian pear and nectarine “snow” Minh O’Hagen’s coffee “Sparkling” chocolate truffles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 very interesting menu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Cracker Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Wow, that sounds awesome. What's the cost per seat? My inlaws live in Winston Salem so I may just have to make sure I'm up that way on a Tuesday sometime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 Wow, that sounds awesome. What's the cost per seat? My inlaws live in Winston Salem so I may just have to make sure I'm up that way on a Tuesday sometime! $60 per person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Cracker Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 $60 per person That seems very reasonable for all that. Do you have a 20 course wine pairing to go with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 That seems very reasonable for all that. Do you have a 20 course wine pairing to go with it? I try to help people pick out drinks (be they beer, sake, or wine) that will work with certain sections of the menu. It's best when all six people are from one group, or I suppose are game enough to split a bottle with strangers so that opens up the options beyond what I sell by the glass. So far it seems pretty popular with my wine reps (2nd week we've done it, second time one has been in attendance) and they tend to bring some tasty juice with them that they share with the other people as well. The cool thing is, I've put the word out to the wine reps that Wednesday lunch is a great day to host wine buyers at my place because with all the crazy stuff we have around from Tuesday, I can put together a nice multi course lunch for them. Once again, this is the second week I've done this and both times I've got a wine rep bringing 8 people on Wednesday lunch at $25 a pop. Nice way to mitigate the cost of goods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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