I Ate This Stuff???

Soo… I was in Newark, NJ last week for another training and I decided to venture out to dinner with 5 other people that were in my class. We went into New York City, Soho to be exact and ate at this restaurant called Kittichai. We decided to all try the tasting menu for the bargain price of $65 each. Here’s what our 5 courses were:

Appetizer Course 1:
-Fish Cakes with Cucumber and Red Onion Chutney
-Crispy Jasmine Rice Crackers with Coconut and Organic Chicken Relish
-Sashimi of Hamachi, Squid Ink Salt, Red Holland Pepper Dressing (Yes, this was raw fish!!!!)

Appetizer Course 2:
-Northern Thai Beef Salad, Chinese Long Beans and Roasted Sticky Rice Powder
-Chocolate Baby Back Ribs with Thai Spices
-Banana Blossom and Artichoke Salad, Roasted Cashew Nuts and Chili Jam

Main Course 1:
-Baked Chilean Sea Bass marinated in Yellow Salted Beans with Morning Glory
-Wok-seared Tiger Prawns with Garlic Pepper Sauce and Green Beans
-Sauteed Gai-lan with Garlic and Ginger (this was a vegetable- VERY YUMMY!)

Main Course 2:
-Spice Rubbed Organic Chicken with Shishito Peppers and Lime Coconut Sauce
-Pineapple Braised Short Ribs in Green Curry, Thai Eggplant and Sweet Basil
-Wok-fried Morning Glory with Salted Yellow Beans and Chili (another yummy vegetable)

Desserts:
-Flourless Valrhona Chocolate Cake with Fresh Cream
-Banana Spring Rolls with Burnt Honey Ice Cream


Total bill for 6 of us… $800!!!!! Split evenly $134 per person- thank goodness for an expense account. We shared 3 bottles of wine and then each had an after dinner drink…

I actually tried it all and liked most of it- not too fond of the Tiger Prawn (It still had it’s head- yuck!). I actually really liked the Raw Fish appetizer- who would have thought?