Uploads from Renée S. Suen, tagged avocado

Built: Toastada

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:27:56 -0700

Version 2.0 of A-OK's tostadas. The now DIY share platter was a surprise to both GC and I, mainly for the fact that this was, indeed, the *small* (for two) option!

On the party platers a host of food: crisp fried corn tortilla chip, house made refried bean (good balance flavours, thick but great texture), shredded lettuce/radish slices/picked red onions, chopped pork (incredibly tasty pork ends not used for the noodles' charsiu), contija cheese, crema and guacamole.

An incredible amount of snacktastic fun. Very good flavours and deal.

Tostadas

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:27:49 -0700

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($8/16)

Version 2.0 of A-OK's tostadas. The now DIY share platter was a surprise to both GC and I, mainly for the fact that this was, indeed, the *small* (for two) option!

On the party platers a host of food: crisp fried corn tortilla chip, house made refried bean (good balance flavours, thick but great texture), shredded lettuce/radish slices/picked red onions, chopped pork (incredibly tasty pork ends not used for the noodles' charsiu), contija cheese, crema and guacamole.

An incredible amount of snacktastic fun. Very good flavours and deal.

Tostadas: platter part 1

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:27:50 -0700

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Causa limena

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:23:30 -0800

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Dungeness crab, avocado puree, quail egg, cherry tomatoes, aji amarillo Huacaina sauce with basil cilantro oil ($12)

Causas - Peruvian whipped potato with aji amarillo and seafood or vegetarian toppings. one of La Mar's specialities

Visually a stunner but a bit of a challenge to eat without making a mess.

House Cured Lox and Avocado

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:59:02 -0700

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Cucumber & red onion slaw with pepper yogurt on toasted pumpernickel ($16)

AC and I were playing with our cameras/settings.

Background: Pernod Shrimp
Served on sautéed fennel, arugula & tomato concassé with a light pernod cream sauce ($14)

House Cured Lox and Avocado

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:59:04 -0700

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Cucumber & red onion slaw with pepper yogurt on toasted pumpernickel ($16)

AC and I were playing with our cameras/settings.

House Cured Lox and Avocado

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:59:04 -0700

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Appetizers

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:41:22 -0700

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To begin:
"Home made crunch papdi wafers, sweet potatoes, garbanzo peas, local avocados. Topped with tamarind yogurt chutney and dressed with street spices."
- a salad filled with a jungle of textures and dense fresh vegetable flavours. I can't stress how awesome those papdi wafers that were threaded throughout the chunky salad were - it was like the fried wonton strips found in congee only thicker, toastier, and tasted almost like they were made of chickpea flour. It was a textural party in the mouth.
I don't know if we were supposed to eat the endive or radicchio cup, but I did. They added bitter crispness to the already dense mix which I don't mind.

"Summer delight: Semolina Gol Gappa puffs - a light crunch but tempting & appetizing"
- thin puffed and crisp pita-like shell (but flavour and texture like a papadum) filled with a couple dollops of yogurt and other spices). It was interesting and almost like a pre-modernist take of what encapsulation could be (old school, ethic style). I don't think that was the point, but that's what crossed my mind. No science equipment needed. Just a bit of ingenuity.

Image taken with the iPhone.

Home made crunch papdi wafers, sweet potatoes, garbanzo peas, local avocados

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:41:23 -0700

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"Topped with tamarind yogurt chutney and dressed with street spices."
- a salad filled with a jungle of textures and dense fresh vegetable flavours. I can't stress how awesome those papdi wafers that were threaded throughout the chunky salad were - it was like the fried wonton strips found in congee only thicker, toastier, and tasted almost like they were made of chickpea flour. It was a textural party in the mouth.
I don't know if we were supposed to eat the endive or radicchio cup, but I did. They added bitter crispness to the already dense mix which I don't mind.

Image taken with the iPhone.

Yarmouth Albacore

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:23:25 -0700

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blackened spice, potato salad, avocado puree, egg yolk

A more substantial presentation and heartier course that the tasting size I had previously. Still very good. This incarnation by Chef Kriss is stellar. The blackened spice tightened up, full bodied and with a beautifully balanced kick.

Veg Rice Bowl

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:27:59 -0700

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($8)

Home-style comforts of warm white rice topped with chunks of firm tofu (if I recall correctly) and contija cheese, topped with a loose tomato sauce, half a sliced avocado (hmm.. they are rather magical fruits, aren't they - here they gave the overall clean course a meatier/denser mouthfeel without overwhelming the vegetable-based lightness of the dish), crema and pickled peppers. Quite substantial and satisfying.

This was also something that sous chef Geraldo Quintero had quite a bit when he used to be vegetarian. I found that note pretty cool.

Gift from the kitchen.

Tostadas: platter part 2

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:27:51 -0700

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Cebiche Tasting

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:23:32 -0800

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Mixto, Chifa, Nikei and Clasico ($29)

Cebiches - The national dish of Peru, made with the freshest fish and shellfish briefly marinated in "leche de tigre" (lime juice and peppers). Another of La Mar's specialities.

Mixto: mahi mahi, calamari and octopus in aji amarillo leche de tigre with cilantro, red onion, habanero, Peruvian corn and yam

Chifa: mahi mahi with peanuts, scallions, ginger, pickled carrots and daikon, habanero pepper, wonton strips and cilantro in sesame leche de tigre

Nikei: Ahi tuna, red onion, Japanese cucumber and avocado in tamarind leche de tigre

Clasico: California halibut in a classic leche de tigre, red onions, habanero, Peruvian corn and yam.

Nikei

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:23:36 -0800

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Ahi tuna, red onion, Japanese cucumber and avocado in tamarind leche de tigre

Cebiche Tasting

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:23:32 -0800

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Causa limena

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:23:29 -0800

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Green Colourology

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:32:37 -0800

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Intermezzo/dessert 1: supposedly a dish from 2003 that was created to embrace the concept of monochromatism. Apparently the chromatic part of the ingredients are "related to their taste aspect and the sensation produced: energetic, refreshing, vital, euphoric: Green chromology."

I can see how some might find this a little cerebral or precious, but I honestly find this new take, challenge and thematic pursuit as interesting and thrilling. It was also incredibly lovely on the palate and palette (with a matching thematic plate to boot).

The course was refreshing and fresh and alternated between green apple, avocado, pools of sweet eucalyptus and cream of lemon gel, Chartreuse candies, basil and sugar dusted mint sprigs that was capped with a quenelle of eucalyptus-lime ice cream (more like sherbet). It was subtle but lovely, embodying more tart than sweet flavours and was a great palate lifting intermezzo.

Green Colourology

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:32:38 -0800

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The Garden

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:44:55 -0700

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Artichoke, Fennel and Pea Salad ... a bunch of other greens, shaved radishes, mustard seeds, pea shoots, avocado puree, grana padano, etc

Just one of the specials of the evening enjoyed while hanging out on the patio with my visiting sister and JF. Snacks, cocktails and the patio are a very good mix.

Side note: a couple potential Kriss signatures are here - shaved radishes and tiny fingerling potato chips. :P

Artichoke, Fennel and Pea Salad

nobody@flickr.com (Renée S. Suen) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:44:35 -0700

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