As part of Turku being the European Capital of Culture 2011, Chez Dominique had opened a pop-up restaurant in town during the entire month of July. They had also invited 3 guest chef´s to serve their own menu during 3 special nights. Rene Redzepi(NOMA), Sven Elverfeld(Aqua) and Christian Bau(Victor´s Gourmet Restaurant Schloss Berg) were invited. My first choice would have been to book for the Rene Redzepi dinner but it was sold out in a couple of minutes. It was just as difficult as getting a reservation to NOMA so I had to "settle for" Christian Bau´s dinner instead. That wasn´t too bad as Christian Bau´s restaurant has 3 Michelin stars since 2006. So I can now almost say that this was my first time eating food made by a 3 star chef apart from Sushi Mizutani in Tokyo but that was Sushi so it doesn´t count.
What I found good with this dinner was that the entire menu was not only by Christian Bau but every second dish was a Chez Dominique creation.
CD -Chez Dominique
VG -Victor´s Gourmet Restaurant
Rye cracker, fresh Herbs & creme Cheese -CD
Crab, Watermelon & Dashi -VG
"Nigiri" -CD
Foie Gras, raw Langoustine, Almonds & Apple -VG
Al Dente vegetables -CDOne of the simplest dishes of the evening but my favourite one
Red Gamberoni, Peas, Rice & Wasabi -VG
Egg & Truffle before
Egg & Truffle after...
Turbot, sweet, salty, sour & spicy -VG
Fennel & Black Lime -CD
The kitchen preparing for the dessert
Pigeon -VG
Dill & Buttermilk -CD
Blueberries, Meringue and Liquorice -CD
Schwarzwald memories -VG
I reakky need to go back to Noma after 3 yrs, now. I'm not surprised you had hard tine getting to Redzepi's. It's quite something!
ReplyDeleteJust dined at Victor Gourmet Shloss Berg this Friday Sept 16th - A top 3 star Michelin indeed. I was really impressed by the ability of this kitchen to combine that many ingredients, through numerous dishes (I had 9 nibbles, 10 main courses) without one single flaw.
ReplyDeleteYou can find a full photo & text report of that dinner here: http://tinyurl.com/5t7p76c
Wow! Looks like you had an amazing experience. Chef Bau must now have a new fan in you. Nice to see that you took a lot of pictures as well. I could spot some familiar dishes.
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