Tom’s Kitchin 13-12-11
Susan and I went to Tom’s Kitchin, Leith Edinburgh and had the tasting menu. It’ my favorite restaurant.
This is what we had:
Crudités with Blue Cheese dip
Onion & Tomato Bread
Appetiser
A veloute of local cauliflower served with croutons
My Wine: Philipponnat Royal Reserve - Champagne France N/V
Susan’s Wine: Philipponnat Reserve Rosee - Champagne France N/V
Shellfish rockpool
A rockpool of West Coast shellfish served with sea vegetables in a shellfish consomme Including Prawns, Shrimps, Squid, Mussels and Oyster
Wine: Albarino ‘Rias Baixas’ O Rosa - Bodegas Terras Gauda Spain, 2010
Lobster ravioli
Ravioli of Newhaven Lobster served in a lobster bisque with wild sea herbs
Wine: Riesling ‘Little Beauty’ - Marlborough New Zealand, 2009
Pig’s head & scallop
This is the 1st dish we had that was different - Susan’s
Boned and rolled pig’s head, served with seared hand-dived Orkney scallop and a crispy ear salad
Wine: Gewurztraminer Hugel - Alsace France, 2009
Scallop
Mine
Seared hand-dived Orkney scallops served with a ragout of Swiss chard, lemon and basil
Wine: Viognier The Foundry - Cape of Good Hope South Africa, 2009
Turbot
Fillet of wild turbot from Scrabster poached in saffron stock and served with squid ink pasta and diced vegetables
Wine: Etna Rosso - Tenuta Delle Terre Nerre Sicily, 2010
Roe deer
this is the second dish we had different, Susan’s
Roasted roe deer from the Borders served with roasted root vegetables and a pepper sauce
Wine: Malbec Reserva Terrazas de los Andes - Mendoza Valley Argentina, 2008
Cod
Mine
Roasted Shetland cod served with coco beans, clams, squid and a herb crust
Wine: Chardonnay Swamp Reserve - Hawkes Bay New Zealand, 2009
Cheese
Camembert de Normandie, Smoked Dunlop, Criffel Organic, Ragstone, Strathdon Blue
Pumpkin
Spiced pumpkin custard served with maple and pecan ice cream and candied pumpkin
Wine: Cabidos, Petit Manseng Doux - Cuvee Comte Philippe de Nazelle South West France, 2007
Petit fours
Carrot cake, Raspberry macaroons, Nougart and Chocolate
Served with coffee
Good food is like good music, it all about putting all the right notes together.
