Saison, San Francisco

Photographs from my meal in United states ,San Francisco at Saison, on March 1, 2012.

Entrance to Saison

Glass of Champagne Collett in front of the woodfire hearth

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The hearth

1st Course: Preparing wood sorrel soda, crystalized oxalis

1st Course: Wood sorrel soda, crystalized oxalis

2nd Course: Broth ("dashi"), made from grilled little fish & wil

Stift Goettweig Grüner Veltliner Messwein

5th Course: Live scallop, miewa kumquat citronette

3rd Course: Sea urchin & reserve caviar, ember roasted chicken g

6th Course: Bluefin robin fish, cured in bull kelp & kissed with

4th Course: Shigoku oyster, grilled oyster mignonette

Chef Joshua Skenes preparing the tails from bluefin robin fish

6th Course: Bluefin robin fish tails

6th Course: Bluefin robin fish tail

6th Course: Bluefin robin fish tail

7th Course: Bluefin tuna hams, smoked and aged for 28 days, cure

8th Course: Sea urchin, cured in its own seawater

9th Course: Bluefin tuna, torn with an abalone shell, ember roas

Pascal Bouchard, 2010 Chablis Premier Cru, Montmains

10th Course: Farm egg, wild golden trout roe, asparagus sabayon

Chef Joshua Skenes in the Kitchen

Val de Mer Saint-Bris Sauvignon

11th Course: Crudités, pig fat ravioli (filled with smoked crem

2010 Sandhi, Santa Barbara Chardonnay

Olive bread and house-churned butter

Etienne Pochon, 2009 Crozes-Hermitage

14th Course: Artichoke citrone, bluefin tuna anchoide, sea lettu

12th Course: Brassicas, each leaf dehydrated over the embers, wi

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15th Course: Dorade royale, lightly smoked, bone sauce, wild oni

16th Course: Foie gras toffee, milk, bread, beer, fragrant viole

Marsannay Louis Latour 2009

17th Course: Brent wolfe quail 38 days, roasted over the embers,

Pain au lait

18th Course: Crushed beets & bone marrow, cooked in each others

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19th Course: Wood pigeon aged 28 days, ala ficelle, cured things

18th Course: Crushed beets & bone marrow, cooked in each others

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2005 Santenay Domaine Jessiaume Père et Fils

Côte-Rôtie 2004

20th Course: Sylvias 109 beef, seared on a log, sauce perigeuex

Storing wild flowers

21st Course: Parmesan sandwich (imitating a macaron: crispy milk

Domaine Sylvain Gaudron Demi-sec Vouvray

Forest of wine

22nd Course: Citrus (cured meyer lemon custard, sudachi sorbet,

23rd Course: "Nawlins" (named after the Blue Bottle Coffee drink

23rd Course: "Nawlins" (named after the Blue Bottle Coffee drink

A Japanese box that keeps fish fresh like none other

Chef Joshua Skenes presents bluefin tuna hams, smoked and aged f

25th Course: Yuzu-white chocolate macaron, salted butter caramel

24th Course: Ancient popcorn ice cream (a really old seed)

Tuna, fresh from Tsukiji market

Take home: Cannelés