Dinner at Juni

I am so very happy to report that Shaun Hergatt is back in action and in as fine form as ever at his new restaurant, Juni.  Juni actually opened at the end of the summer, but I didn't have occasion to dine there until the first weekend of December. It was, of course, worth the wait.

Chef Hergatt graciously came out to say "Hello" to me and my parents, and we had an absolutely lovely meal.  Please excuse the poor quality of the pictures -- no photograph could capture the delightfulness and deliciousness of this food, but I wasn't exactly taking pains to set up perfect shots either. I was far too eager to taste each wonderfully complex dish. I also forgot to take a shot of the menu, so I've tried to remember the elements of the dishes as accurately as possible, but I may be slightly off here and there.

We opted for a four course meal so that we could all order different things.  I only took pictures of my own dishes, though everything was so good that none of us could horde any of our dishes -- we all just had to share a taste of everything.

 chili passion
Remy Martin VS Cognac, passion fruit, egg white, chili flakes

amuse

 parsnip veloute (?) – beet tuile with goat cheese – foie gras truffle

 apple composition – hudson valley foie gras – almond dust

salsify agnolotti

beef cheek – sweet onion – pine nuts

 apple – maple – smoked mascarpone

petit fours

chocolate mint bars – sesame candy – figs – beet macaroons