Brian Dokko Online

There is such a thing as a perfect meal.  Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles.  Chili cheese fries from Wienerschnitzel. Yesterday, it was Mélisse in Santa Monica. We were celebrating two (belated) anniversaries and two (recent) birthdays with good friends on Saturday evening, but instead of rambling, here are the pictures, and yes, it was as delicious as it was beautiful. Ten courses, each more amazing than the previous...

Our greetings from the Staff.  Chocolate truffles as parting gifts.

Two amuse-bouches: (left) grapes covered in chevre and ground pistachio, grape gelée (but not quite...); (right) Kushi oyster, Tabasco caviar

(top) Sweet Pea Velouté [English peas, petite onion, black truffle cromesquis (like a meat crouton)];
(bottom left) Egg Caviar [lemon crème fraîche, American caviar;
(bottom right) Florida Big Eye Tuna [Hawaiian heart of palm, cucumber, red shiso]

(top left) Seared Foie Gras [Royal Kay cherries, McGrath farm turnips, wild arugula, oatmeal crumble]
(top right) Santa Barbara Spot Prawn [Zuckerman Farms purple asparagus, morel mushrooms, uni emulsion]
(bottom left) Wild King Salmon [fava beans, snap pears, cauliflower, Marcona almonds, calendula emulsion]
(bottom right) Prime rib eye and Wagyu beef cheek [slow roasted carrot, garlic shoots, potato mousseline, red wine herb jus]

(top left) Apple, Apple, Apple [liquid nitrogen apple sorbet, apple crisps, apple meringue]
(top right) Chantal Plasse Camembert [Périgord truffle, baby radish, chrysanthemum]
(bottom) Chocolate & Caramel fondant [hazelnut crumble, Valrhona Abiano sorbet, Mochaccino]

I have nothing more to say.