Yes to the Coolinary menu at @gautreausrestaurant and of course yes to the wine pairing.
If you’ve not yet tried the new-era Gautreau’s, with its classic look and increasingly contemporary and original menu, this summer special is a screaming good deal through August and September (they’re extending Coolinary an extra month).
Two courses with lots of choices, and each with a glass of wine.
Per usual, we added on so:
Martinis to end the day and start the meal
Grilled oysters with Herbsaint butter and bacon
Lobster crepe from the regular (non Coolinary) menu, in a bisque with deep shellfish stock flavor as the sauce
Blue crab toast with two sauces - spicy sambar and cool chutney
Five-bean chaat with caviar and flamin’ hot crisps
Not pictured but don’t miss the corn and truffle soup
Lamb sausage maque choux with gorgeous sweet summer corn with a cloud of garlic emulsion over the top
Yellowfin tuna au poivre with a tempest of shoestring potatoes
Dessert isn’t part of the Coolinary list, but we tried an off menu dish the kitchen is workshopping — black sesame ice cream sandwich, fudgy-dense and not too sweet.
