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Monday, March 21, 2011

Week 8

Our amuse this week was a spin on a traditional peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This was achieved by taking a savory peanut butter mousse and combining it with a persimmon-cinnamon reduction. It was then topped with a candied persimmon slice.

The bread course was a contemporary take on a classic German pretzel. The pretzel sat along side a Beehive cheese fondu for dipping.

The classic roasted tomato soup was souped-up (pardon the pun) with the addition of a olive charcoal and a chiffonade of basil. Olive charcoal is made by taking focaccia bread and combining it with olive puree and squid ink and then baking. The squid ink is used to achieve the dark black color of charcoal.

I know what you're thinking. There is no wayI would find a salad consisting of curried carrots and celery root with a bacon cider vinaigrette in Utah. Well, you're wrong, we did it this week!

What could possibly follow a salad of that magnitude? How does a potato risotto sound? Need a little more? Ok, we'll finish the risotto with Parmesan and mascarpone cheese and serve it with balsamic grilled mushrooms and a chive oil. Happy?!

Braised pork sits atop a tamale pancake. This mountain of flavor is the centerpiece our Entree. And what brave Sherpa of deliciousness could scale such a summit unscathed? Why, only an avocado chimichurri and a radish salsa, of course!

Dessert this week was a bit of a let down... NOT! It was one of the most brilliant inventions since sliced bread. (Note, this course did not include sliced bread.) What it did include however is a plethora of culinary delights more commonly reserved for breakfast. How did they do it you ask? (You ask a lot of questions by the way) We made a Chai ice cream and coupled it corn flake granola and an egg shaped panna cotta.

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