stayed at the omni downtown for convenience on sunday. ate dinner at noe. used to go there often many years back. there's a new (japanese) chef there now and his menu is kind of pacific rimmish. they used to do a 7 course tasting nightly, but now it's only if you call in advance. in any case, the kids were with us so we just ordered a ton of food and shared, family style.
amuse - kampachi, cucumber, sesame vinaigrette
lightly pickled roasted beets, stilton and brie, olive oil
sweet breads, japanese sweet potato puree, espresso sauce
kasago kara age with stewed tomatoes
baked sazae with dungeness
pan roasted maple leaf duck with fingerlings and porcini cream
whole roasted hobo with asian style mini root vegetables
maine lobster "carbonara"
beignets in chocolate soup
panna cotta with orange supremes