Yum

favorite chinese spot in oak/berk area was closed because of covid for 2 years but they finally reopened last month first time since i think 2019/2018 just as good as i remember it

double skin

peking roast duck w pancakes, scallion, + plum sauce

sautéed crab meat w egg + steamed bun (one of my fave foods in the bay and prolly just ever)

cumin lamb

garlic fried rice (crack)

cookies cream mac ice cream

splendid

takeout bbq box w built in charcoal grill

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eatig good no pics (feminine😔)

need the nyc boruto dad food map

what happen

as a non-participant, i love this thread

They just put these directly on a counter top or what

Post pic or die

I thibk these r just ultra wide plates

But rhere is a specific 3 mich star resto that will serve food right on the table lol

Alinea in chicago

I dont rly care about many three michelin restos tbhhhh
But if i cld go to some it wld be
Jiro (tokyo… though he lost his stars due to being to hard to book)
Alinea (chicago)
Osteria francescana (modena or some s*** in italy)
Noma (copenhagen)

Probably in that order

Tbh any of the three mich sushi places in japan wld b v cool lol
Tho the ones i hsar about all lost their stars bc theyre too hard to book lol

This feels unnecessary

I don't think I like it no

It definitely is LOLOL
I think pretty much all the non-japanese focused 3 michelin star restaurants plate like this, as well as any 2 michelin stars with the goal of reaching 3

Like theyll never just give u slab of steak thel give u 3 slices in the midle of a gimungo plate, have sauce going diagonally splattered acfoss, put down 4 1-inch pieces of asparagus very specifically arranged with a pair of tweezers, and then add a couple edible leaves or flowers with tweezers

And then charge u the amt of money as the whole slab of steak

Sometimes this bullshit plating style rly does look cool thooooooo so i cant say i hate it
And i say non japanese bc i went to a 3 michelin star cantonese restaurant once nd they also plated like that LOL

cant hate tho--i absolutely only want to go to noma, alinea, and osteria francescana bc of their plating LOL

noma:

licherally a plate of moss for u to eat

osteria francescana: lowkey highkey invented the splatter sauce aesthetic

alinea: ​

ngl their food doesnt even look appetizing at all at all it looks so space age but something about that in and of itself makes me wanna try it bc wtf does this arrangement of allegedly edible things taste like??? its like neopets food

like some guy at alinea decided to put a leaf on a plate then decorate that leaf w tinier leaves

thats f***ing nutty behavior

Need info on the moss sourcing and species

idk but its abbbbsolutely some 'handforaged in the woods of insert x forest in denmark' bullshit

not the moss but listen to this guy explain his dish which is just some f***ing potatoes and dead leaves

'these are autumn leaves that have been decomposing under the snow for one whole winter'

but hearing him explain it literally does make me want to try and see

does this pile of dead leaves and potatoes taste more than just some f***ing boiled potatoes under some f***ing leaves???

probably not... but what if

that particular restaurant is perma closed but that chef has a f***ing fire brownie recipe LOL

food52.com/recipes/78276-the-nordic-baking-book-s-kladdkaka-swedish-gooey-chocolate-cake i wld cook it for almost double the amount described here....and thoroughly read the comments if attempting... theres a couple more asterisks involved that rly shld be in the recipe but arent
i know it says chocolate cake but its more of a brownie

and if u turn it into an edible.... game over