After a 10 year anniversary screening of A GIIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT, I took Ana Lily Amirpour and her boyfriend Yvon to Minibar in downtown Washington DC. This was my first time to this legendary spot and it did not disappoint. The staff was amazing: warm, thoughtful, and consciencous and of course they all were top shelf in terms of delivering a perfect experience.
Mango Mule – slightly effervescent, little mango tapioca pearlsFunyun. Perfect. Whimsical, delicious and filled with an incredibly rich melted cheesePineapple shortbreadBeet Blini. Melt in your mouth beet crisp topped with cream and caviar. IncredibleSoy Chicharron & Uni. Coming in hot, another showstopper out of the gateWithout a doubt, best croquette of my life. So light, crisp and flavorfulAonori Taco – sea lettuce taco shell and tunaShawarma – filled with chicken skin, light, fluffy yogurt sauce for dippin’Cauliflower & Caviar, the caviar was frozen, but creamy in the middle. Another delightful surpriseScallop & Miso, a perfect scallop in a deep rich miso saucePumpkin Tart: served directly onto the tongue after some precise pipette and tweezer preparationsPumpkin TartBlack Cod: another stunner.Chawanmushi: creamy egg custardSquab & Huckleberry: the hits keep comingLeg & FoieFrozen Salad, a refreshing pallete cleanser as we move from savory to sweet.Mango Sticky RiceKK DonutI THINK this was a tea before the dessert assortment, but the wine’s starting to make things fuzzyFinal dessert flurry: Orange Dreamsicle, Honeycomb, Rhubarb Binchotan, Pan de ChocolateChocolate & Whiskey. One final bite and we stumbled out the door, fat and happy.
Rotten Apples and Other Delights 