MadisonPark Onze it. Quatorze-course tasting adventure. Pricey. Priceless.

Eleven Madison Park Menu, March 2014:

~Savory black and white cookie
Chartogne-Taillet Brut Rosé, Merfy Champagne, France

~Oyster Vichyssoise and caviar
~Marinated Scallop with apple, lime, and water chestnut

~Beef tartare with caviar and smoked bone marrow
~Pastrami with pickles, rye, mustard, and cranberry
Bellwether Legacy Brut Cider, Trumansberg, NY

~Cured Foie Gras with sunchokes and fermented mustard greens
Domaine Weinbach Pinot Blanc Reserve, Alsace, France

~Waldorf salad with celery, cranberries and walnuts
Domaine de Belliviere Loire Valley, France

~Poached lobster with razor clam, sea urchin and kale
Isabelle et Denis Pommier, Premier Cru Chablis, France

~Braised celery root with black truffle
ça del Baio Barbaresco Piedmont, Italy

~Duck broth with sausage and Gruyère
~Roasted duck with lavender, honey, rutabaga
Domaine Monier Perreol, Rhone Valley, France

~Various desserts. Chocolate pretzels. Cookies. Baked Alaska

Then, the next day:

Grilled lobster lunch with friends at ABC Kitchen. Specially good.
Roasted octopus, striped bass downtown at Colicchio and Sons. Delectable.

Memories of a Mad March Birthday Weekend. Indelible. Folie en food!