Next: Tour of Thailand

Photographs from my meal in Chicago at Next: Tour of Thailand on September 25, 2011.

Thai newspaper greeted us at the table

The first course of "street snacks" was served on paper dinnerware

1st Course: Roasted banana (fried garlic, pickled shallot, cilantro blooms), prawn cake (white pepper, coriander, lime zest), sweet shrimp (raw garlic, mint, bird chills), fermented sausage

2nd Course: "Tom yum soup," hot and sour broth with pork belly, tomato, kaffir lime

Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque Wine

3nd Course: "Rice course," chili, shallot, garlic, salted duck egg with green mango and white radish, pickled fruits and vegetables with basil

4th Course: wild catfish braised in caramel sauce with celery and coriander root

5th Course: Braised beef cheek, curry of peanut, nutmeg, coconut, and lemongrass

6th Course: Clear juice of watermelon and lemongrass

Moscato dello zucco 2007

Opening the coconut shell

7th Course: Coconut, corn, egg, and licorice

Rose intensified with rose water

8th Course: Dragon fruit with rose

Chef Dave Beran

9th Course: Thai iced tea