Archive for February, 2010

This is our second visit after the Krug on Tour last September. This time we were being invited to a friend’s birthday party. And instead of the three chefs last time, the Hong Kong chef, Uwe Opocensky, was to awe us with his creations. Some dishes were repeats of the last visit, but the following were some that really stood out.

One of them was the first dish – Lucky Oyster. All contents in the three shells provided us with strong oyster flavors, but only one was an actual oyster. One was in the form of a leaf, which was grown in a greenhouse with sea water and oyster shells mixed into the earth. This gave the leaf a distinct oyster flavor. Smart. Then an “oyster pearl” contained oyster juices in a jelly sphere. Ironically, the actual oyster did not give out the strongest flavor, the leaf did!

Next came a big can of Caviar. We thought we would definitely get our money’s worth this time. But it turned out that the “caviar” was in fact apple juice mixed with gold leaves that were put in a vacuum container with Champagne overnight. Not quite the same, but the bursting effect when biting on them was quite cool.

The highlight of the evening was the Flower Pot. I’m sure you’ll never see a flower pot in the same way again. As the name suggests, the presentation looks exactly like a flower pot. Leaves and other salad greens were stuck in the ‘earth’, which was actually salad purée mixed with bread crumbs and anchovies. Everything was edible except for the pot itself. The taste was not too bad, but we just had to overcome the fact that we were eating soil.

One of the desserts was a mini baked Alaska on a bed of dried ice. Made for a very dramatic entrance, especially when there were 12 of us with all of them marching in one after the other.

Another memorable experience and we are never short of surprises at the Krug Room. Well done Uwe.

– 19/20

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100202 Krug Room - LUCKY OYSTER pearl / oyster / lemon

100202 Krug Room - CAVIAR gold / apple / sparkling

100202 Krug Room - FLOWER POT herbs / salad / soil