We planned it for over a month....the January girls...me and my mom would celebrate our birthdays together this year at the most amazing Blue Hill At Stone Barns. It was to be on January 7 - mom's birthday but as old man winter has been very tough on us in the Northeast this year - a snow/ice storm got in they way. Lucky for us Danny and I have been collaborating with the creatives at the restaurant with plates, vases, and a variety of serving pieces - so we were able to get a table on my birthday the following Friday. Snow, ice...typhoon - we were going! It is impossible to describe the meal which is a "Farmer's Feast". The menu lists the ingredients that are local and in season that the chef will use to prepare your meal. The waiter graciously asks if there are foods you'd rather not see on your plate and then the fun begins. While we opted for the 5 course tasting menu rather than the 8...the meal starts with a host of amazing tastings from the baby vegetables suspended on pins from a wooden block to the tiny beet burgers served in champagne saucer to my favorite fennel cakes that you empty out of a little bag on to a board and slather with a yummy concoction. Then the courses begin. A salad of paper thin sliced vegetables and fruit served on either end of a slab of slate shared with your partner. The most insane brioche made of an ancient grain with an herbal chutney - incredible. Lobster in a perfect pistou that was so fresh and bright - amazing with the rich lobster. And a trio of Berkshire Pork with lady apples...followed by quite a few desserts, my favorite the chocolate streudel and our birthday cakes that arrived on the dbO Home cupcake stands Danny and I make together. What an ending to an amazing meal (that was 4 hours of luxury!) Thank you Dan Barber!!
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