east coast flounder with langoustine, black truffle cauliflower puree, romanesco ($15 supplement)

Cow Cow and I went to this beautiful establishment in the financial district back in January, and I gotta say, it’s probably one of the best meals we’ve had in New York. The restaurant’s website may seem a little dated, however this is a Michelin 2-star restaurant that offers a lot of creativity and balanced flavors by head chef Shaun Hergatt and pastry chef Jennifer Yee.

amuse bouche - coconut cream with carrot paper, truffle mousse with coffee grounds

amuse - squid ink breadcrumbs with truffle cream

very dense bread, almost sour-dough like texture

butter trio - truffle, normal, herb (sage perhaps)

The restaurant only offers set menus. Tonight we each got the $85 5-course menu. Each course can be chosen from 3 to 4 different dishes, some with a $10 to $15 supplement depending on the ingredients.

1st course - Hudson Valley foie gras sandwich, pain d'epice wafers, banyuls reduction, sicillian pistachios ($10 supplement)

1st course - salt-pressed petuna ocean trout, compressed nashi pear, kalamansi, petite mustard

2nd course - we both got the fennel pollen dusted lamb sweetbreads, young fennel saffron relish, pearl onions, capers, lemon zest

sweetbreads closeup. note: sweetbreads are not made of flour. they are the thymus or pancreas of calf or lamb. very delicious when pan or deep fried.

3rd course - day boat hatham cod, carrot cardamon, Santa Barbara sea urchin, citrus emulsion

3rd course - flounder with langoustine and truffle cauliflower puree

4th course - upstate New York guinea hen, caramelized salsify, quinoa, garlic cream, rillette

4th course - three day beef cheek, baby leek, potato parchment, perigourdine sauce

dessert - caramelia custard, buttermilk sorbet, bitter chocolate tuile

dessert - satur farms candied yam, candied maple mallow, cranberry, burnt milk

complimentary sweets

their wine was superb and complimented every dish perfectly. we were able to share the $75 pairing.

Sho Shaun Hergatt

http://www.shoshaunhergatt.com

According to the website, the dinner menu is now $100 for 5 course or $85 for 4 course.