Earlier this month, Monsieur K secured a table at Kakaako Kitchen for their Table 13 dinner. What's Table 13? Well, you can reserve a table for 13 diners whereby Chef Russell Siu prepares a sit down multi-course meal but only charges you for 12 dinners with the 13th being on the house. Kinda like a baker's dozen. The only catch... You'll be charged for 12 seatings even if only 6 people show up and because Chef Siu's main restaurant - 3660 on the Rise - is open daily except Mondays, the dinners can only be reserved for Monday evenings.
So as usual, we start with some bubbly (Kakaako Kitchen provides one stemless wine glass to use but our group usually carts our own wine glasses)...
Then M uncorks her "piece de resistance", a 2005 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet "Les Pucelles"...
The evening's menu looked like this:
Bruschetta with Vine Ripened Cherry Tomato & Mozzarella Cheese, Toasted Baguette
Fettuccine with Bacon and Mushrooms with a Cheesy Cream Sauce
Chopped Romaine with Bleu Cheese Crumbles, Walnuts & Mandarin Oranges,
Basil Bleu Cheese Dressing
Mashed Potatoes
Fresh Buttered Corn Kernels lightly scented with Rosemary
Roasted Sirloin of Beef, Caramelized Sherry Sauce
Baked Mahi with an Avocado Scallion Panko Crust, Lemon Ginger Sauce
Yuzu Panna Cotta, Fresh Strawberries
Of course, as the courses were tabled, we uncorked more wines (it's BYOB)... Here's a smattering of what we sampled...
So if you're in the mood for a quiet dinner with 12 other friends or family, contact Kakaako Kitchen for their Table 13... yes, it's on a Monday but sometimes these Monday dinners recharge you for the rest of the week...
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