Part two of my birthday meal at Manresa. Read part 1 first.
Pea shoot bouillon and foie gras royale Bright green pea shoots swirl atop their hidden cargo, precious treasure. Each spoonful finds warm, silky foie gras on its way from miniature teacup to tongue. Mr. Food Musings declares it the best meal he's ever had. An easy victory it was.
Corn and tomato salad, new version A martini glass from the bottom up: sweet creamed corn, a whole cherry tomato, peeled of its pesky skin, clear tomato gelée wiggling to and fro, a tuile folded into a cone, stuffed with peppery baby arugula and topped with fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano. Light at the perimeter, dark on the inside, like an egg, new life trapped within yearning to be freed. I greedily oblige and spoon up every bite.
Striped jack, sashimi style, with olive oil Thin slivers of perfect fish, shredded radish, chives and sesame its only garnish.
Crenshaw melon soup, silken almond tofu Mr. Food Musings is served a soup of brilliant orangey-yellow melon, graced with melt-in-your-mouth tofu. I detect notes of carrot or yam, something dark and rich and just pulled from the dirt. I am wrong.
Tomorrow: my soup -- you didn't think they served us the same one, did you? -- and the rest of the savory course.
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