etherealexperiences

Summer in East Hampton

East Hampton July/2009

Cold Melon Gazpacho with Maryland Blue Crab, prosecco and garden fresh "pineapple basil"

Grilled Stone Fruit Salad with Belgian endive, frisee, radicchio, walnuts, hazelnuts, and Maytag blue cheese

Lunch-bag Fresh Catch with local heirloom tomatoes mixed with Mediterranean medley of Kalamata olives, capers, red onion, red/yellow bell peppers, garlic and fresh oregano. Served atop hand made linguine noodles, all cooked inside a brown lunch-bag. Each bag is individually opened to release all the sensational aromas of summer fresh herbs and vegetables.

Mandarin Orange Butter Cake with Pineapple whipped cream and apricot glazed seasonal fresh fruits

Ethereal Scallops

Nestled in a Bok choy Garden of Eden heavenly scallops await the connoisseurs approval.In a miniature champagne glass rose water poached lychee and exotic tamarillo fruit make up the sauce which could equally be drunk as an intense flavor shot or an exotic cocktail. Fresh fruit contrasts the complex sauce , straight from the garden of Eden, but not so tempting as the apple from the poisoned tree. These fruits are all about life and the essence of Asian compliments to the seas plentiful offering.