#tastingmenu

[graceforty]

day two hundred and fifty two

[diningcondanielle]

Enjoyed one of the most incredible meals of my life at @bokachicago for our anniversary last week. We did the tasting menu and I don’t think I can even choose a favorite course because everything was so amazing, unique, and layered with so many flavors and textures. They had such nice touches, like the message on our dessert, personalized menus, and takeaway pumpkin spice bread for the next day. The perfect spot for your next special occasion! Scroll for the menu. . . . #tastingmenu #michelinstar #michelin #michelinguide #michelinstars #michelinrestaurant #lincolnpark #prixfixe #foodie #foodstagram #foodporn #alwayshungry #coolfoodies #forkyeahfoodies #chicago #chicagofood #chicagorestaurants #chicagoeats #chicagofoodie #bestofchicago #anniversary #anniversarydinner (at BOKA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGJW8kr_CC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hopecohen]

Round 2 🙏🏼 @royal_sushi_omakase @jesseito #omakasesushi #japanesefood #rawbar #seafood #sushi #sashimi #japanesefish #sushibar #tastingmenu #philadelphiafoodscene #icravephilly #travelerstorytellerchef #eaterphilly #nytfood #foodandwine #sake #caviarlover #phl #infatuationphilly (at Royal Izakaya) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjle773pA5Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[desiredtastes]

Best seat in the house! 🤩🍽 #ChefsCounter 📍 Vicolo del Malpasso, 9, Roma, Italy 🔪 @permegiulioterrinoni #Dinner #TastingMenu #Chef #Kitchen #Cooking #PerMe #GiulioTerrinoni #Rome #Italy #Restaurant #Travel #FoodLover #SoloTravel #WomenWhoTravel #DesiredTastes (at Per Me Giulio Terrinoni) https://www.instagram.com/p/CitN7o0j4IA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[islifearecipe]

https://www.expatchoice.asia/eat-drink/life-recipe-founder-brian-kennett-visits-tippling-club

Is Life a Recipe Founder Brian Kennett Visits The Tippling Club

[sortedsouls]

Say Cheese 🧀! #cheesecubes #cheeseplatter #tastingmenu #shotonsonyalpha #sortedsouls #foodphotographyprops (at Bangalore, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqH1TP5B8Lv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shuckerpaddy]

Secret Steakhouse in Toronto… Had a bit of a #GentlemansDinner chatting OfOysters, “Cabbages - and kings..” @thebutcherchef Such a meal…. @chefderekvr and team showcased #LuckyLimeOysters WildShrimp Ceviche Tuna&A5 Tartar Rabbit Ragu 3 steak tasting plate A5 Wagu (largest slice) just melts…with appropriate salts and sides… Sharing Desserts… Wines both brought in and from the cellar… Fabulous meal chef! Thanks for the KitchenTour! #Steakhouse #DryAging #RestaurantLife #TastingMenu #A5 #Steak #WineTasting #Restauranteur (at The Butcher Chef) https://www.instagram.com/p/Coh1nczrkWN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[aamaziing]

Supergod middag på VILDA 🌾 #vilda #vildarestaurant #eatsweden #göteborg #gothenburg #restauranggöteborg #tastingmenu #phoneeatsfirst #food #foodporn #finedining (på/i VILDA Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIkQJTLjn-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[coffeebruinstudios]

CoffeeBruinStudios.com – Twelfth Night Tasting Menu – by a robot?!? (12/26)

Main: https://coffeebruinstudios.com/twelfth-night-tasting-menu-by-a-robot/ Archive: https://coffeebruinstudios.com/category/cookbook/ More: https://linktr.ee/coffeebruin

Yes, I have other projects than Bears Drawn Badly and Wilkes Comic Con (you really should go check out the Con – TICKETS ARE ON SALE) Today I tackle ChatGPT and AI the best way I know how, with my stomach!

[eatwhateveryouwant2-blog]

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:📍@nikuxla ⁣🥢🔪⁣ ⁣ Definitely a highlight of 2022 was the amazing Nakiniku Tasting Menu at Niku X. Located inside @intercontinentaldtla this 15 course, which costs $230 per guest, is one to try! ⁣ ⁣ Everything from the atmosphere, to the drinks, to the presentation of each course was phenomenal, elegant and extravagant. ⁣ ⁣ Me and @tintin_beligan_ felt honored to have @weslandis explaining and presenting each course as it came out! ⁣ ⁣ Thanks @darlenedinh ♥️⁣ ________________________________⁣⁣ ⁣ ➜ Swipe left to see the video highlighting our overall experience and more epic shots! ⁣ ________________________________⁣⁣ Some of my favorites of the night…..⁣ ⁣ On the tasting menu: ⁣ ➜ Crudo⁣ ➜ Caviar⁣ ➜ Lobster Sashimi⁣ ➜ Maine Lobster Tail⁣ ➜ 7 Days Dry aged Chef's Choice Fish Fillet⁣ ➜ Toriyama, Gunma Ichibo⁣ ➜ Toriyama, Gunma Tenderloin⁣ ➜ Crème Brûlée⁣ ➜ Lemon Sorbet⁣ ⁣ Drinks:⁣ ➜⁣ Matcha Colada ⁣ ➜⁣⁣ Xiyou Spritz ⁣ ________________________________⁣⁣ ________________________________⁣⁣ ⁣ #wagyu #tastingmenu #dtla #newrestaurant #caviar #crudo #lafoodie #newspot #bestrestaurants #uni #asiancuisine #funtimes #eatingout #foodphotography #flatlay #flatlaystyle #nightlife #foodstagram (at Niku X) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmi6CUTu3NB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thehungrykat1]

Benjarong Experience at Dusit Thani Manila Offers One of the Best Tasting Menus

I celebrated my birthday this year with a romantic dinner date featuring the highly-acclaimed Benjarong Experience at Dusit Thani Manila. I had read so many positive reviews about this new 8-course Thai tasting menu that was launched early this year so I really wanted to try it for myself.

It’s not easy to book seats for The Benjarong Experience, especially now during the Christmas rush when everyone is going out again, so we were lucky to have gotten seats for their 8:00pm dinner service last week. That's why we braved the December traffic and got ready to experience an evening of authentic Thai cuisine.

Dusit Thani Manila presents the Benjarong Experience: A Curated Tasting Menu Vol. II. This is a second version of their renowned tasting menu with a few courses tweaked and changed from the first version. We reserved their 8-course menu for my birthday dinner.

Benjarong is located at the ground floor of Dusit Thani Manila in Makati City. Discover a fusion of traditional Thai flavors enhanced by modern cooking techniques and venture into the realm of royal cuisine. Complete with a bar, live cooking section, and two private dining rooms, Benjarong is Dusit Thani’s most exciting Thai dining destination, perfect for special occasions. It is open for lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner from 5:30pm to 10:00pm.

Benjarong has been given the Thai SELECT award, a program which aims to recognize and endorse Authentic Thai cuisine and quality Thai restaurants and Thai food products all across the globe. This is a seal of approval granted by the Royal Thai Embassy so you can be sure to get the most authentic Thai dining experience whenever you see this award inside a restaurant.

We were really excited for our dinner date and even though we were quite late for our reservation, Benjarong was thankfully able to hold our seats for us.

Special cocktails and mocktails were offered as part of the set menu. My husband had the Tom Yum Gin and Tonic while I had the Benjarong Spritzer. Both were refreshing beverages that also served as our welcome drinks.

These menu cards were also placed on the table, each one showing an illustration of the dishes that we would be enjoying that evening. This special feature is what sets the Benjarong Experience apart from all the other tasting menus we have tried before.

Dusit Thani Manila Thai Executive Chef Watcharaphon “Ja” Yongbanthom personally came out to explain each dish as it was served on our table. Chef Ja has more than a decade of experience creating authentic Thai food for various hotels and resorts. After a guest appearance on Iron Chef Thailand, Chef Ja took over the kitchen of Benjarong in 2015 as Thai Chef de Cuisine, where she elevated the dishes and continues to update the menu, giving a modern twist to centuries-old recipes.

Together with the illustrations on the menu cards, diners can get a better understanding of what goes inside each course and how it is meticulously presented for the Benjarong Experience.

Our first course is an Amuse Bouche appetizer called Pla Samun Prai or Fish with Herbs and Spices. This is a rice wrapper tube filled with fresh salmon, fried tom yum spices, and edible flowers served on top of a betel leaf. There’s also shallot, kaffir lime, galangal, and chili to add some interesting companions to the dish.

You can also write down your remarks on the menu cards if you want to express your ideas about each dish as well. I really liked the crispiness of the rice wrapper together with the soft fresh salmon inside.

Our second appetizer course was the Sai Oua or Northern Thai Sausage made with pork and herbs. The sausages come with Nam Prik Noom which is a green finger chili with garlic and red onion. Beside it is the Khoo Jee or sticky rice made of coconut milk and salt. Then at the bottom is something more familiar to us, a Kab Moo or crispy pork skin. This is a very filling appetizer.

The third course is a salad dish, but definitely not your typical salad. The Yum Sam O is a Pomelo Salad presented quite differently. It comes with this mini basket rice wrapper cake topped with pomelo, chili, cashew nuts, coriander, roasted coconut, and shrimp. Right beside it is a Pomelo Sherbet frozen on top of a lime skin. Eat the crispy salad first, followed by the sherbet which also serves as a palate cleaner.

The fourth course is one of my favorites. This unique and exciting soup dish comes with two major components. The Pu Ma Prao On has a Khao Griep or shrimp and crap dumpling swimming inside a young coconut shell filled with Tom Yum Broth made with coconut water, tom yum spice, and crab. It’s literally an inception of flavors and colors all in one spectacular dish. The broth had just the right spiciness for me and you can even scrape off the young coconut flesh. It’s truly a work of art and is arguably the best Tom Yum soup I have ever had.

We haven’t even started on our main dishes but I was already getting full. The Benjarong Experience makes sure every diner is fully satisfied, unlike other tasting menus which only serve very small portions. Our fifth course is the very pretty Panaeng See Krong Kae or lamb chop with red curry sauce.

This main course comes with a grilled lamb chop served on top of rice noodles, cashew nuts, basil oil, coconut milk, and a thick red curry sauce. The lamb is cooked medium so you can really enjoy the juicy meat. It did not taste gamey at all and went well with the flavorful curry sauce.

Leave some more room because there’s another main course coming. The sixth course is the Khao Phad Tom Yum which comes with a huge piece of tiger prawn sitting on a bed of chili paste. It also served with Tom Yum Fried Rice which is cooked with Jasmine rice, lemongrass, kaffir lime, galangal, chili, lime and red onion.

I loved the grilled tiger prawn and you can balance the spiciness by putting little or more of the chili paste. This is an entire meal in itself so no one is leaving hungry after their Benjarong Experience.

We still have two dessert courses waiting. The Ka Nom Tom is a Coconut Dumpling which is a traditional Thai dessert. The coconut dumpling is made with glutinous rice, coconut, palm sugar, and pandan then topped with edible gold to signify wealth and prosperity. Then there’s the Tim Durian Thed which is a Guyabano Ice Cream wrapped with a coconut jelly shell. This is then adorned with edible butterfly flowers, roasted coconut, mint leaves, mango strips, and caramel popcorn. What a way to end our 8-course Benjarong Experience!

We would like to thank Dusit Thani Manila for inviting us to experience their one-of-a-kind Thai tasting menu. The Benjarong Experience Vol. 2 is available daily at Benjarong but you have to make reservations early because everyone seems to want to try it too. It’s a great bonding activity for families and an even better romantic dinner date option for couples. We highly recommend it!

Benjarong Experience

G/F Lobby, Dusit Thani Manila, Ayala Center, Makati City, Philippines

7238-8888

www.dusit.com/dusitthani-manila

www.facebook.com/dusitthanimanila

[seasonedplate]

Prepping drink pairings for tonight’s tasting menu. This should be outstanding. Any guesses of what’s on the menu? @northbrewing @benjaminbridge @seasmoke @moillard @taylorfladgate #tastingmenu #wine #beer #port #drinkpairings #pinotnoir #saison #chardonnay #sparkling #usa #france #portugal #novascotia #seasonedplate #dinner @fishermansmarkethalifax @ratinaudhfx (at Waverley) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck3Qu-aO3Dy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stevepaulmyers]

Absolutely incredible food at @coarsedurham last night, the tasting menu and pairing wine were both delicious. Possibly the best pairing that I’ve ever had! @pixiegail @olivander1983 #foodporn #tastingmenu #winepairing #beef #monkfish #apple #cinnamon #samphire #rosti #potato #parsnip #espressomartini (at Coarse) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cknkpx1ooIe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hopecohen]

Round 3 🙏🏼 @royal_sushi_omakase @jesseito #omakasesushi #japanesefood #rawbar #seafood #sushi #sashimi #japanesefish #sushibar #tastingmenu #philadelphiafoodscene #icravephilly #travelerstorytellerchef #eaterphilly #nytfood #foodandwine #sake #caviarlover #phl #infatuationphilly #nigori #nigorisake (at Royal Izakaya) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjle-KqJ3FQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[travellianna]

#london @kitchentable1 #finedining #tastingmenu #drinks #cocktail #moodlighting #icecubes #whereintheworldislianna (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiqBei3DbWt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=