Since this past weekend also started a new month... which means a whole new Locally Grown Menu at Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas, we decided to pay a visit to sample the new grinds. We also had Mom along for the ride so we sampled some of their house specialty cocktails:
The Citrus Thyme with Toschi limoncello, Dolin blanc and fresh thyme (like an herbal orange juice):
The Lychee Gin Fizz with Beefeater gin and lychee puree (a great starter or meal ender):
And the Ginger Martini with Hayman's Old Tom Gin and Stirrings Ginger Liquer (very strong syrupy ginger flavor):
We all ordered the Locally Grown Menu but since this was also Mom's early B-Day dinner, we also sampled the Portuguese Sausage Potstickers with braised choi sum and kim chi foam:
The Bacon Wrapped Jumbo Shrimp with scallion miso and green papaya salad:
And the Duo of Contemporary Sushi with cold smoked hamachi and miso glazed salmon:
I ordered a bottle of the 2009 CF "Eurasia" Dry Muller Thurgau to pair with dinner which had pineapple and mineral on the nose with a very nice palate flow and clean finish (and paired nicely with all three savory courses).
The Locally Grown Menu started with the Quick Oven Dried Ahi Salad on Hauula tomatoes. This dish was featured on the last kaiseki menu but it was paired with yellow tomatoes (which I felt worked a lot better) instead of red tomatoes and every bite was highlighted by julienne mint and shiso. I could have had a whole entree course of this salad!
Next up was the Sauteed Mahimahi on linguini with a bacon cauliflower puree. Nicely cooked mahimahi balanced by an earthy caulifower sauce with hints of bacon peeking through with every bite.
The last savory course was the Steamed Onaga on a roasted garlic, shoyu and brown butter sauce. A little rich due to the brown butter but the Muller Thurgau more than cleansed the palate between bites.
Dessert was an Island Banana Bread Pudding with sauce anglaise (think melted ice cream) and banana ice cream.
The damages? $35 per person (plus $13.95 for wine pairings) for the Locally Grown Menu and it changes every month. We spent a little more with our classic cocktails and extra appetizers but hey, it was Mom's B-Day dinner so we indulged. So if you want to sample the same, the menu runs on Sundays and Mondays for another 3 weeks.
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