Old people

Normally I am really forgiving towards old people. I mean, they're old and supposedly wise... Except when they blatantly cut you in a line you had been waiting in for 30 minutes and take all the remaining wine tasting tickets. Yea, they're lucky I didn't punch them in the face.

Party for the Senses

25 dishes in 2.5 hours = Party for the Senses

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Nicky Riemer - Trunk Restaurant (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Pan-Seared Snapper, Baby Artichokes & Wild Mushrooms with Marinated Feta Dressing



Ron Cavileer & Robert Small - The Turf Club Bar and Grill (Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa)
Wild Boar Pot Sticker Over Cucumber Slaw with a Soy-Lime Vinaigrette



Matt Gennuso - Gez Pascal (Providence, RI)
Herb-Roasted Leg of Lamb with a Goat Cheese and Brown Letil Cake, Butternut Squash Aigre-Doux



Norm Curka - Special Events Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
Confit of Open-Range Turkey with Butternut Squash Grain and a Mulled Cranberry Apple Jus



Peng Looi - August Moon Chinese Bistro (Louisville, KY)
Dry-Rubbed Duck, Picked Root Vegetables and Passion Fruit, Thyme Reduction



Celina Tio - JULIA(N) (Charlotte, NC)
Pan-Seared Scallops with Trumpet Royale Mushrooms and Prosciutto Broth


Bruce Bray & Karen Karwowski - Spoodles (Disney's BoardWalk Resort)
Grilled Vegetable Falafel with Labaneh Cheese and Minted Slaw



Robert Laurie & Dylan Schauwecker - Chef Michk's & The Wave Restaurant (Disney's Contemporary Resort)
Braised Beef Short Ribs with Sweet Onion BBQ Sauce, Roasted Garlic & Cheddar Cheese Grits



Gary Miles - Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre Restaruant (Disney's Hollywood Studios)
Smoked Tenderloin of Pork with Mole and Mango-Blackbean Relish



Marco Chaves - Coral Reef Restaurant (The Seas with Nemo & Friends Epcot)
Grilled Buffalo Tenderloin over Yukon Gold-Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Red Onions and Blue Cheese, Tang Vela Reduction



Andrew Turner - Cinderella's Royal Table (Magic Kingdom Park)
Chicken and Prosciutto with Asapragus Crostini and Fondue



Aeran Yi - The Hollywood Brown Derby (Disney's Hollywood Studios)
Black Cumin-Rubbed Lamb Tenderloin with Galangal Lentils and Asian Pear Sambal



Tory McPhail - Commander's Palace (New Orleans, LA)
Duck Poppers with Five-Pepper Jelly



Rock Harper - Fox's Hell's Kitchen Season 3 (Henderson, NV)
King Crab "Macaroni and Cheese" with Black Truffles

Roland Muller, Joel Schaefer & Jerry Staci - Walt Disney World
Rice and Black Lentil Cake with Cauliflower Pakora and Red Curry Sauce



Jeramy Moore - Special Events (Disney's Contemporary Resort)
Pork Three Ways
Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Spicy Sweet Onion Marmalade Topped with Cracklin'



Samad Benzari - Restaruant Marrakesh (Morocco Papillion Epcot)
Cornish Hen with Fresh Ginger and Grapes, Orange-Scented Dried Fruit Cous Cous



Eurene Ralph & Jenny Sly - Boma - Flavors of Africa (Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge)
Charmoula Shrimp with Beluga Lentil Salad



Andy Trousdale - Le Bistro Restaurant (Lighthouse Point, FL)
Roast Veal Loin, Green Tip Asparagus, Smoked Bacon Potato Salad, White Truffle Oil



Kristine Farmer - Bakery (Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa)
Orange Honey Gateau with Pomegranate Foam



Connell Daniel - Bakery (Disney's BoardWalk Resort)
Toasted Almond Mousse with Poached Pears



David Guas - Damgoodsweet Consulting Group (Washington, DC)
Bananas Foster Cheesecake with Rum Caramel and Salted Pecan Brittle



Cathy Haynes - Harrah's Casino (Reno, NV)
Mandarin Tangerine Chocolate Mousse with Blood Orange Coulis



Richard Capizzi - Bouchon Bakery & Per Se (New York, NY)
Declinaision Au Chocolat
Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Custard
Warm Chocolate Mousse and Coffee Ice Cream


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Momofuku Ko - Lunch

By sheer luck, Matt was randomly checking the Ko site yesterday and managed to snag a lunch reservation for today at 12:25pm. 17 courses, with wine/sake pairings took us slightly over 3 hours and I came out a "bit" tipsy. Okay, maybe a little more than that (don't judge).

The courses may be out of order toward the middle/end... we were getting kind of wasty...

Amuse
Pomme souffle with creme fraiche and hackleback caviar
Corn tuile with tomato jam, pork rillette, and grilled corn

Course #1
Oyster with hackleback caviar
*Since I'm allergic, Matt had the oyster and they substituted my dish with 2 peieces of uni instead

Course #2
Raw kampachi with lemon jam and daikon radish sprouts

Course #3
Raw Long Island fluke with Korean fermented chili paste)

Course #4
O-toro tartar with lemon jam topped with hackleback caviar

Course #5
Raw diver scallops, watermelon, radish, and lime zest

Course #6
Lobster salad with mini melon balls, tomato water, basil oil, and pickled cucumbers on top of melon gelee

Course #7
Painted Hills beef carpaccio with grilled baby leek, horseradish creme fraiche, grated horseradish, and baby sorrel
“Butter Bomb” (a mini roll filled with butter topped with black sesame seeds)

Course #8
Fresh yuba with heirloom cherry tomato salad

Course #9
Bacon fat poached shrimp, zebra beans, matsutake mushrooms, tonburi with a pour of bacon dashi

Course #10
Deep fried poached egg with pickled cherries, baby kale, and cherry jam of some sort

Course #11
Steamed striped bass on top of an egg drop soup dumpling, raw lobster mushrooms, bok choy, and toasted kasha

Course #12
Buckwheat tortellini stuffed with eggplant puree, grilled baby eggplant, Korean black garlic, Chinese long beans, house made pork and miso sausage

Course #13
Signature Dish: Shaved foie gras torchon with lychees and riesling gelee

Course #14
Elysian Fields Farm rack of lamb with watermelon, feta cheese puree, and black olives

Course #15
Cheese Course: Two different cheeses (one hard, one soft... I can't remember what kind), pickled red onions, apricot jam?, and a pork fat brioche

Course #16
Peach sorbet with milk crumbs and cinnamon streusel

Course #17
Corn parfait with chocolate sauce, sour cream flavored ice cream on top of corn meal, and dehydrated corn kernels

This meal was followed by a 2.5 hour nap... all in all, I think it was a very productive Sunday...

Can You Feel the Love?

Snippet of a conversation I had over gchat with my boyfriend Matt....

Me: Sweet I bought shoes online
Matt: Lame.
Matt: Lenovo rejected my credit card?

Me: what? how?
Matt: Not sure. Then I couldn't use it to buy train tix. Wtf
Matt: What did you do grace?

Me: nothing! want me to check your acct?
Matt: Like I'm supposed to believe that

Me: what! no trust!
Matt: How are your shoess!??????!!!!!??!??
Me: I PAID FOR THEM WITH MY MC!!!!
Matt: Oh. There goes my theory

Sharpie Art

Apparently Sharpies are more useful that I thought... A Kentucky man decorated his entire basement using just $10 worth of Sharpie.

Pretty cool stuff, huh? 

Josh Groban - Memorable TV Themes Over Time

This was by far the highlight from the 60th Annual Emmy Awards last night... especially after that disaster "Nothing" skit in the beginning.

Mischievous Kangaroo

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