Gilt-y Birthday

Gilt - My first Michelin star restaurant experience! And it's 2 Michelin star!

Initially I wanted the 5 course tasting menu, but my companions wanted only 3 course, so in the end we had to settle for the 3 course tasting menu - no complaints, because the experience was - priceless.

Gilt, how shall I put this experience into words? It would really be demeaning to compare eating at Gilt as eating pop rock candy, but it is litteraly how it feels like. Every bite that you take, it feels like a pop of flavours in your mouth. Only by eating in Gilt you understand what flavour is. Somehow every inch of your tongue palette is being put to work, goes to show my tongue has been underused all these while. Interestingly at some point, I cannot even quite compute what I was eating because I'm eating something that tastes completely different from what I'd expect- in a very good way. 

So we were served with fresh uberlicious bread, not sure if I remember the names correctly, it's Lemon and Thyme ciabatta (the round one) and .... (obviously I don't remember) but the poppy seed one is the one I love most. Breads are served with unsalted butter and salt on the side.

This is a chef special - corn chowder with some other ingredients. (My food reporting is a disgrace I know.. HAHA.....sorry ) But when you drink this, it's so smooth and yummy that when the soup glides down your throat, it feels exactly like the remedy to a bad day plus a double dosage of happiness. Blissful.

SPOT PRAWNS

Saffron Escebeche, Cauliflower, Smoked Raisins, Capers

BABY OCTOPUS

Tomato Confit, Young Garlic, Celery, Espelette Pepper

FOIE GRAS

Pancetta Spice, Kumquat Mostarda, Candied Black Olive, Fennel, Pine Nut 

WAGYU BEEF

Artichoke Kimchi, Sweet Potato, Broccoli, Natural Jus

SUCKLING PIG

Olives, Fennel, Fregola, Cipollini Onions

HALIBUT

Petite Vegetables, Horseradish, Oysters, American Caviar

Another chef special? On the left is a sorbet and on the right is rose champagne foam. One is sour and the other is strong with alcohol, BUT pair the two together, YUMM YUMM YUMM....*gleaming with smiles*

Then desserts are served ...

SICILIAN PISTACHIO MILLE FEUILLE

Orange-Scented Cream

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

English Double Devon Cream

CHILLED CAVAILLON MELON SOUP

Tarragon Sorbet, Honey Funnel Cake

BRAZILIAN & KENYAN COFFEE ICE CREAM DUO

Chocolate Biscotti Wafers, Mascarpone Sabayon

Now, this one came as a surprised! I was torn between choosing this and the cold melon soup but I thought melon soup would be something I've never had it before but.. HEHE... LOOK! I got both in the end! From the photo below it's obvious that it's good right? Hahaa..... Oh my god, this is such a wonderful meal, the moment I took a bite of the coffee ice-cream, I jumped, it is so good.

We thought this is it, the end of a happy meal, but the Maitre'D came by and put down 3 small plates in front of us. We're like....hmm...is there another special for us?

Yes! Chocolates! There's the Cranberry Marshmallow, Hazelnut clusters and Truffles, the one of the far left corner is something with Orange cream I think.... and if you want, you could try all of them on the chocolate platter... it is very unfortunate that I do not remember the names of every single dish that I tried but I'm glad that I had such a wonderful time for my birthday...

Care for a gold bar anyone?

Frankly speaking, I don't know how to put all these into words, and I feel that cooking is really like an art, the combination of flavours and presentations. But the best part is, it's not as subjective as art, it feasts the eye and warms the soul.

Thanks AKO for the wonderful time, you deserve a gold bar! :x