Autumnal bliss on a culinary voyage
Chef Ryuki Kawasaki of Mezzaluna restaurant at the Dome celebrates the arrival of autumn with a menu that showcases the very best of seasonal produce.
The menu embraces the time of year by incorporating vegetables and fresh herbs with such exclusive products as Mandarin Orange yellowtail, Nova Scotia lobster, European sea bass and pigeon Royal de Bresse...
The culinary journey starts with Mandarin Orange yellowtail tartar with fennel, orange, golden trout roe, Thai basil and Souju olive oil. Other highlights include Nova Scotia lobster smoked a la minute with coffee-flavoured sweet chestnut, prunes and celeriac; European sea bass, porcini crusted with prawn, Kobocha squash, Brussels sprouts, curry oil and crustacean jus; and roasted breast and leg samosa of pigeon Royal de Bresse with persimmon, apple, grapes, hazelnuts, gingerbread and whisky jus.
The exclusive Niigata Murakami Wagyu A5 is served with a charcoal crust, onion, soubise, salsify, endive, Bordelaise sauce and truffles. Another main course option is Loire Valley suckling pig declinasion with lentil, gnocchi, wild mushroom, Swiss chards, pickled mustard seeds and wasabi rocket.
For dessert there’s Comice pears poached in vanilla syrup, served with diplomat cream, cinnamon crumble, ginger-maple syrup ice cream and caramel, or a chocolate Arcanjo Noir mousse with banana cremeux, passion fruit mousse, and a banana passion fruit sorbet.
Vegetarians also get a taste of the season with potato puff with shimeji, baby leek, and watercress; sweet chestnut coffee-flavoured soup, prune gelee and cereliac; Le Puy green lentils prepared as gnocchi with wild mushrooms and Swiss chards; and Vialone Nano rice risotto, curried Kabocha squash, Brussel sprouts.
Book your table at (02) 624 9999 or visit www.LeBua.com.
