The Memory Remains...

the ingredients prepared and since cooked...the combinations however stellar, plated and consumed...the dishes painstakingly cleaned long ago...the meal devoured and enjoyed...photos still yet to be posted...but...the memory remains! Cooking is an art...a science...an amazing principle of thought and taste and most importantly...an expression of those who do cook, especially with their heart! Long after the day has ended, the memories of the foods cooked that day, if good, will long remain a solid and transparent vision in the cooks mind, embedded like a computer chip, only to be pulled from in the future to appease another day and another emotion. With this thought, I bring you the dishes logged into my own mind from a recent chef's table. Photo ops will surely rear it's head soon, but until then, I want you to use your own imagination and see if the memory remains within your own skulls...envision if you can and if you will...

lobster/carica/golden whitefish caviar/avocado/yuzu

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scallop/potato/truffle/arugula/celery/"xo" sherry

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foie gras/chocolate stout/rhubarb/caramel/pistachio/balsamic

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black bass/parsley/leeks/curried cauliflower/pomegranate syrup/pea vines

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cara cara orange/meyer lemon/buddah'shand/yogurt

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syrah braised shortrib/black trumpet/quinoa/broccolini/almond/huckleberry

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lemon/valrhona manjari/cherries/honey

jasmine/mango/pear/strawberry/

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bacon-caramel/orange-mascarpone-hazelnut/popcorn-olive oil-chocolate