Let me tell you about last night: We went to Viajante- a Michelin star restaurant in Bethnal Green. We chose to do the 6 course tasting menu. It is a blind tasting menu aka we had no idea what we were going to be served that night. It was such a great treat on a rainy Sunday night. The food was delicious and the service was really impeccable. Everyone was really friendly and attentive but not in a bothersome way.
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| http://www.viajante.co.uk/nuno-mendes.html |
Duck ham and Thai explosion II. The Thai explosion was chicken pate with a chicken skin layer on the outside. It's like a party in your mouth and seriously, who wouldn't want to come?! :-D
I loved the presentation of all our dishes- Everything was so visually appealing!
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| lobster roe, creme fraiche & lemon |
I think we all agreed that the creme fraiche didn't really meld well with the lobster roe- it was a bit too overpowering. I've never had lobster roe but it was pretty good!
A great twist on bread and butter. We had two different kinds of butter and forgive me I forgot what they were but it was creamy and delicious!
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| Osaka punch-Marinated pineapple chunks, Black Sesame seed infused Pisco, fresh lime and bubbled with champagne |
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| drink on fire |
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| Fresh cheese with peas and flowers |
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| Squid with ink, pickled radishes, and sea lettuce |
The squid noodles reminded me of these asian noodles that are thin, white, and have a very mild flavor. It wasn't chewy at all and quite pleasing to eat with the sea lettuce.
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| White, green, and while asparagus with milk shin |
Lots of different asparagus pieces in a gel like soup
the textures were very playful
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| Leek heart with lobster and leek consomme |
leeks prepared multiple ways. It was quite tasty
the broth felt very asian inspired- the flavor was subtle and let the lobster and leek flavors come through
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| Cod and potatoes with egg yolk and saffron |
Everything in this dish was very satisfying and warm. The cod and egg yolk were cooked to perfection and felt almost hearty.
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| Iberico pork with cereals, hot potato gel and clams |
The pork belly was very tender and delicious but pretty fatty. I felt a little icky eating all of it but *of course* I couldn't let one bite go to waste :)
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| Frozen maple with shiso and green apple |
Omg! I can still taste this in my mouth. It was SUPER good! I loved the cold and silky combination of icy green apple flakes and creamy pannacotta.
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| white chocolate with grapefruit and lemon |
This dessert was amazing and a wonderful almost ending (aside from the Petit Fours that I had a feeling were coming after). The white chocolate was super fluffy and sweet but the sourness of the grapefruit cut out some of the sweet- perfectly balanced!
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| chocolate mushroom truffles |
The truffles were so good! Surprisingly, chocolate + mushrooms work. The filling of the chocolate truffle was definitely mushroom but it wasn't overpowering and you still had a chocolate aftertaste. Yum!
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| vanilla creme |
What an amazing meal with even better company :) So fun!
Breakfast this morning before the gym
Egg over easy with wheat germ on top
Workout:
- 20 jumping Jacks
- 10 burpees
- 20 lunges
- 5 minute jog
- 10 push-ups
- 10 dips
- 20 lunges
- 5 minute jog
- 20 second plank on hands
- 20 tummy tucks
- 5 minute jog
- 20 bicycle crunches
- itty bitty routine!!
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| the usual protein smoothie: goji berries, granola, and pumpkin seeds on top |
