Counter 3.Five.VII

We recently visited this amazing little spot with some friends, it is a very intimate setting. The restaurant takes it's name from the fact that everyone sits at a counter literally surrounding the kitchen, and they only three, five or seven course pre-set meals, offering innovative cuisine based on what is fresh today. We also got the wine paring and they did a great job selecting wines that complemented the dishes. Here's a run down of all the great things we got to try for our seven course meal

Overall it was a really fun experience and we will absolutely be back. Everything was tasty but I do feel like on just a few of the the dishes they were trying too hard to push the envelope and maybe lost a little focus on overall taste, but since I love trying new things that wasn't really an issue for me :) 

The meal

I
Chicken Gelee
Abalone, sansyo pepper, seaweed

Paring
Can Feixes Blanc
Penedes, Spain

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II
Foie Gras Roulade
Warm boquerona vinagrette, seaweed, bonito cracker

Pairing
Manzanilla Fine Borbon
Orleans Jerez, Spain

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III
Snails
Green Almond, fennel, olive

Pairing
"Cuvee F" Rose
Chateau de Fontcreuse
Cassis, France

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IV
Striped Bass
English pea, sunchoke, gremolata

Pairing
Gavi, Marchione
Piemonte, Italy

Unfortunatly I missed getting a photo of this one, which is especially heartbreaking since it was my absolute favorite of the whole meal!

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V
Boudin Noir
XO sauce, radish, aged tamari

Pairing
Lambrusco di Castelvetro
Centenario Amabile,
Cleto Chiarli
Emilia Romagna, Italy

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VI
Wild Boar
Carrots, green garlic, cardamon gastrique

Pairing
Valpolicella Ripasso Classico
Superiore, Corte Rugolin
Veneto, Italy

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VII
Frozen Maple Yogurt
Beet, hibiscus, walnut

Pairing
Ramos Pinto White Port
Operate, Portugal