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| The Forge |
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| Chef Christopher Lee via The Forge |
Cobaya Miami dinners are experimental and underground. Thus, I can neither confirm nor deny the rumors that Jay-Z and/or Beyonce were in attendance. But I can tell you that Cobaya #52 featured two culinary heavyweights.
Heavyweight number one featured The Forge, easily one of the most glamorous and legendary spots in Miami. Heavyweight number two featured an impressively decorated chef, Christopher Lee.
Chef Lee earned 2 Michelin stars while running the kitchen at Gilt in NYC. He earned another Michelin Star wile at Aureole. He also won a James Beard Award in 2005 for "Rising Star Chef of the Year." He followed that up with a 2006 James Beard Nomination for "Best Chef Mid-Atlantic." That same year he won Food and Wine Magazine Best New Chef Award (which is a very reliable source for identifying talented chefs). In 2007 he won Star Chefs Rising Star Chef Award.
Impressive credentials indeed. And credentials some young local chefs should aspire to achieve. They require hard work and dedication to the craft.
Chef Lee is an old school chef with old school techniques. And that is fine because his dishes shine.
His impressive credentials obviously made him an ideal candidate to enter the Cobaya Kitchen. Chef Lee embraced and enjoyed the spirit of Cobaya. He created a menu that was classic in nature yet featured modern twists.
It was an enjoyable meal from start to finish and included some standout dishes. The Black Truffle and Foie Gras Raviolo was a knockout dish for me. And my table raved about the John Dory, Pheasent, Super Steak and Venison.
Sommelier Gino Santangelo did a wonderful job pairing wines with the diverse menu. Pastry chef Alycia Delaney delivered great desserts just hours before giving birth.
As expected from The Forge, service was as good as it gets.
This was my first visit to The Forge and the first time I've had Chef Lee's food. It will not be my last.
Big thanks to Chef Lee and the entire staff at The Forge for a wonderful night. And thanks to all the Guinea Pigs out there for your continued interest and support.
See you at #53.
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| The Library via The Forge |
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| View from my seat in the library |
The Library is a great room and it was a perfect setting for the guinea pigs.
Radishes
baby greens, bitter chocolate soil, orange fennel sorbet, goat cheese dressing
Mersault, Louis Latour, 2012
Geoduck Sashimi
green papaya, honeydew, toasted coriander, carrot ginger dressing
Mersault, Louis Latour, 2012
Black Truffle & Foie Gras Raviolo
Gewurztraminer, Trimbach, 2011
New Zealand John Dory
vegetables cubes, chicken liver jus
Far Niente Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2013
Pheasant (two ways)
pistachio nuts, green grapes, epoisses cheese, black pepper honey jus
Far Niente Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2013
35 Day Dry Aged New York “Super” Steak
“backyard BBQ” (watermelon & grilled slaw)
Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley, 2012
Coffee Crusted Venison
parsnip, mustard greens, spiced nuts, chocolate vadouvan jus
Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley, 2012
Roasted Coconut & Passion Fruit Vacherin
macadamia nut soil, honeycomb, coconut meringue
Moscato D'Asti Ruffino, 2012
Dark Chocolate Soup
ginger panna cotta, dehydrated chocolate mousse, bitter orange
Moscato D'Asti Ruffino, 2012
One more sweet treat(s) before we left.
Address: 432 W 41st St, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone:(305) 538-8533
Radishes
baby greens, bitter chocolate soil, orange fennel sorbet, goat cheese dressing
Mersault, Louis Latour, 2012
Geoduck Sashimi
green papaya, honeydew, toasted coriander, carrot ginger dressing
Mersault, Louis Latour, 2012
Black Truffle & Foie Gras Raviolo
Gewurztraminer, Trimbach, 2011
New Zealand John Dory
vegetables cubes, chicken liver jus
Far Niente Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2013
Pheasant (two ways)
pistachio nuts, green grapes, epoisses cheese, black pepper honey jus
Far Niente Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2013
35 Day Dry Aged New York “Super” Steak
“backyard BBQ” (watermelon & grilled slaw)
Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley, 2012
Coffee Crusted Venison
parsnip, mustard greens, spiced nuts, chocolate vadouvan jus
Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley, 2012
Roasted Coconut & Passion Fruit Vacherin
macadamia nut soil, honeycomb, coconut meringue
Moscato D'Asti Ruffino, 2012
Dark Chocolate Soup
ginger panna cotta, dehydrated chocolate mousse, bitter orange
Moscato D'Asti Ruffino, 2012
One more sweet treat(s) before we left.
Address: 432 W 41st St, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone:(305) 538-8533
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