happy birthday @jsgf: dinner at @saisonsf
1. Caviar sturgeon roe sea urchin chicken belly in a glass bowl with a mother of pearl spoon
Me: umami jewels
J: briny proteins!
Nicholas Feuillat champagne
2. Trout roe and a watercress leaf with dill, potato, shrimp
Me: one bite of creamy salad!
J: …not quite
CD: Music From When You Were In High School
Seriously not fucking kidding! The Eagles, Phil Collins, Thompson Twins, Men At Work!
3. Egg and cress sandwich with gold leaf
Me: that was good
J: REALLY good
Elton John, Benny and the Jets
4. Oyster with lemon verbena
Me: yum. You never get good oysters here
J: we should go to Sydney then
More Phil Collins! Billie don’t you lose my
5. Deconstructed and reassembled bluefin tuna with a rice poppadum
J: because nature didn’t make tuna tasty enough
6. Brassica is any cruciferous vegetable
Kale and broccoli chips in rye and barley with a quail egg in a bonita stock
Me: smells like home
J: roast chicken and kale
Invisible touch! Don’t stand so close to me!
Me: it’s my high school formal!
7. Lobster and turnip and Dungeness crab in a Meyer lemon cream
Me: if California were a soup it would be this soup
The Beatles. You Can Call Me Al!
Me: which Beatles song was it?
J: the one that goes plinky plinky I am tugging at your heartstrings
Wild Horses Couldn’t Drag Me Away
8. Tragic little exploded squid on a bed of its own risotto. Forgive me. It was delicious
OH: i really want succulents for our wedding. I want em in my bouquet
9. A liver dessert and beer. Seriously amazing
J: novel! All the other things were nice but this is remarkable!
Server: yes, the chef calls it foie toffee, with coffee beans
Every breath you take! Summer breeze!
10. 30 day aged pigeon with persimmon, orange, pressed pear, pomegrate and kalamatta olive
Narcisse Pinot noir
GONNA TAKE ME A LOT TO TAKE ME AWAY FROM YOU
IT’S NOTHIN THAT A HUNDRED MEN OR MORE COULD EVER DO
I FELT THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICA
11. Brioche goat cheese course! So yummy
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE AHAHAHAHA
12. When a lemon sorbet and a lemon meringue pie love each other very VERY MUCH
I WISH THAT I HAD JESSIE’S GIRL
WHERE CAN I FIND A WOMAN LIKE THAT
YOU CAN RELY ON THE OLD MAN’S MONEY
YOU CAN RELY ON THE OLD MAN’S MONEY
What is this more wine i don’t even
13. New Orleansean fantasia with TINY BEIGNETS
WHO’S GONNA PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR DREAMS
WHO’S GONNA PLUG YOUR EARS WHEN YOU SCREAM
EVERY LITTLE THING I DO IS MAGIC
EVERYTHING I DO JUST TURNS YOU ON
14. Popcorn ice cream
Disastrous date to the right of us: a sullen silence is still silence
Disastrous date to the left of us: PLEASE DON’T EVER ASK ME WHAT I MEAN
WHO CAN IT BE NOW?
PRIVATE EYES ARE WATCHING YOU
THEY SEE YOUR EVERY MOVE
Dear God I have to be on a plane at 7am. And so to bed.
