We have been planning our dinner to the restaurant Crush http://www.chefjasonwilson.com/ for about.....EVER!!!! Our dear friend and handsome groomsman from our wedding Sebastian https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=502715 got us a gift certificate for our wedding present, such a fun present especially since Ian and I have been totally into food lately (that'll happen when you watch every season of Top Chef x2).
First we were going to go to celebrate my being done with winter quarter of school, but then we planned an awesome road trip to Napa for some biking and wine tasting, and Tahoe for some back country skiing.....SO we decided to wait on the dinner.
Then we were going to go to celebrate my bring done with my first year of medical school and Ian being done with his 20's...aka Ian's big 3-0!!!! But between birthday parties and wine tours to Woodenville and scholarship awards and alumni dinners we had a lot going on. Plus we figured it would be the perfect way to celebrate our 1-year anniversary, and because Crush is closed on Monday nights we scheduled it for Tuesday night.
It was TOTALLY worth the wait!!! We ordered the tasting menu and split a wine pairing, which was a great call since they actual split the wine into two glasses and even with a 1/2 pour each I was a little tipsy by the end, any more wine and we could not have enjoyed the food....which gets me to the food;
(since I am new at this blogging thing I totally messed up and forgot to take pictures of the AMAZING food...sorry, so you are just going to have to believe me when I say it was beautiful!!!!)
Bread = what is it about bread in a restaurant that makes it SO amazing??? their warm out of the oven garlic and rosemary bread was pretty fantastic and the puff pastry rolls with gruyere and parsley were totally addictive...we definitely ordered a second serving of bread (even though we were having a 6 course meal ;) made me think of the Jim Gaffigan stand up (start at 40sec)
Palate cleanser = Champagne
Impression = I think I might start "cleansing my palate" before meals more often!!!
1st = Artichoke hearts, cucumber and sea bean consommé
Impression = The consomme had an incredible earthy flavor that one its own was pretty strong, however once you combined it with the artichoke hearts, cucumber and sea beans it was amazing. Ian and I made the mistake of arriving hungry (having just gone for a run before getting ready to go out) so the small portions you would expect in a tasting menu disappeared rather quickly ;)
2nd = Ahi tuna with a ginger joule, radishes, gingered onions and black garlic sauce
Wine = Sauvignon Blanc
Impression = The tuna literally melted in your mouth, the ginger joule was sweet and the black garlic had a nice bite, I think if the waiter hadn't taken my plate away I might have licked it. My only complaint...NOT enough ;)
3rd = Gnocchi with mushrooms, escargot and peas in a sage brown butter sauce
Wine = Chardonnay (California)
Impression = Now I know what they are talking about on Top Chef when they call gnocchi "little pillows", Ian's next culinary challenge is to make gnocchi and I am debating if its a good idea for him to perfect a brown butter sage sauce...it could be dangerous....
4th = Crispy skin salmon on a bed of risotto with a corn and pancetta salad
Wine = Chardonnay (France)
Impression = The risotto was amazing, silky but still with a little bit of crisp. The Chardonnay was a little crisper then the first which was nice because it off set the smoothness of the risotto. I think a smother Chardonnay would have gotten lost (that's my extremely educated a.k.a 1-month of drinking only Chardonnay opinion ;)
Intermezzo = Lavender sorbet
Impression = The lavender reminded us of Sarah and Eric's amazing wedding at the lavender farm on San Juan Islands. So of course we loved it!!!
5th = Lamb, fibs, roasted onion with a fennel puree and pan reduction
Wine = some fancy Red we can't remember....
Impression = Figs, roasted onions and lamb, I mean come on does it get any better then that???
6th = Cheesecake with white chocolate shavings and a marion berry reduction
Wine = Port
Impression = Dessert without chocolate in my opinion isn't REALLY dessert, so for a non-dessert dessert it was actually pretty good. Although the people at the table next to use had a platter of 5 different chocolate filled dessert, including a fancy s'more that I was debating stealing ;)
All in all it was a wonderful evening, amazing food and an awesome way to celebrate the start of year #2 together!!!
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| On our way home after a wonderful dinner at Crush |
I cannot wait for my next Crush....
Much Love
XO
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