Restaurant Eve

Thursday night I had a wonderful experience at a restaurant that one of my culinary school classmates works at. Restaurant Eve, located in Old Town Alexandria, delivers fresh and local ingredients. My friends and I had their 7 course tasting menu with 2 bottles of white. Quite delicious if I do say so myself. Serving women first, serving from the right side, changing silverware before each course, filling our glasses before they were empty, these are all qualities of the superb service we experienced last night. Everything was AWESOME except for a few "I wish this was a little bit more of this" etc etc...but overall the experience was great. Ok I'm going to stop talking, here are the pictures...

Palate Teasers

Starting Top Left Clockwise 

Venison Terrine, Rabbit Live Mousse, Deviled Quail Egg

Amuse Bouche

Lobster Tempura w/ Mustard Green Pesto

Intermezzo (Palate Cleanser)

Strawberry Sorbet w/ Lemon Grass and Champagne Gelée

Appetizer

Shimaaji (Japanese Horse Fish) w/ Compressed Orange

Carrot-Citrus Purée and Candied Ginger

Hawaiian Hearts of Palm w/ Mint Julep Purée and Pea Tendrils

Dober Sole w/ Spinach Pasta

Butter Poached Lobster w/ Heirloom Carrots

Ginger and Micro Cilantro

Pan Fried Sweetbread w/ Preserved Meyer Lemon Risotto

Fresh Garbanzo Beans and Veal Glace
(my favorite)

Venison Loin w/ Potato Gnocchi, Poached Morels and Ramp Cream

Cheese

Bayley Hazen w/ Pecan Pie and Nutmeg Cream

PreDesert

Profiterole w/ Coffee Pastry Cream

Desert
(I don't remember)

Petite Fours

From the Top

Macaroon w/ White chocolate Nougatines in the Center

Key Lime Pie

Homemade Marshmellow