My culinary experience - Mary Elaines, Phoenician resort, Phoenix

scaeagles · 06-26-2006, 04:33 PM

Truly the most divine dining experience of my existance. I would recommend such a thing to everyone once. The meal I was served, in six courses:

Chilled Asparagus soup, uni cerme fraiche, dungenous crab, curry

Crispy Skate Wing Panzanella, Baby artichoke barigoule, mint, tomato
Wine: Cantina del Taburno Falanghina, Campania, Italy, 2004

Confit of Wild Salmon, spiced urnip cake, mustard vin blanc
wine: Heidler Reisling, Kamptal, Austria, 2001

Sauteed Burgandy Snails, basquaise peppers, organic eggs brouillade, brioche
wine: Rene Lopez de Heredia "Vina Tondonia" Rose, Rioja, Spain, 1995

Roasted Squab Breast, eggplant tarte tatin, rhubarb, foie gras jus
wine: E. Guigal Hermitage, Rhone Valley, France, 2000

Natural Arizona Beef duo, white corn, fava beans, fennel soubise
Heiz cellar "Martha's Vineyard" Cabernet Sauvingnon, Napa Valley, 1998

Carmelized pinapple, coconut, ginger snap, balinese long pepper
(don't have the wine listed, as it was the sommelier's selection)

I don't recall the wine we started with. It was a white German wine on the fruity side.

Unique and devine.

BarTopDancer · 06-26-2006, 04:53 PM

Sounds delicious!

Ghoulish Delight · 06-26-2006, 04:58 PM

You forgot to mention the bonus celebrety guest phone call.

Not Afraid · 06-26-2006, 06:06 PM

Awww, I would rather have been at dinner than just on the phone interrupting.

wendybeth · 06-26-2006, 06:08 PM

Still, to be at such a Swanky place when one receives a stalker-call from Mrs. Swank was a tad bit ironic, eh? I've even got a pic of NA as she was speaking to him.

scaeagles · 06-26-2006, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Awww, I would rather have been at dinner than just on the phone interrupting.

I thought you were kind of past that stalking stage with me, NA.

scaeagles · 06-26-2006, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

Still, to be at such a Swanky place when one receives a stalker-call from Mrs. Swank was a tad bit ironic, eh? I've even got a pic of NA as she was speaking to him.

Can't wait to see it.

The call was a bit creepy. At least it didn't go like this -

Leo: "Hello?"
NA: "Hi Leo...it's Lisa."
Leo: "I can't talk right now."
NA: "I know. You're at Mary Elaines. How was the panzanella?"
Leo: (Shocked silence followed by a scream of terror)

Not Afraid · 06-26-2006, 07:12 PM

LOL! I''ve never had so much fun being feared. I think I'll watch Cape Fear tonight and see if I can get some tips.

wendybeth · 06-26-2006, 10:08 PM

Here it is, Scaeagles. Disregard the date- I have no idea, but somehow it got messed up during the trip.

06-26-2006, 04:33 PM	#1
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	My culinary experience - Mary Elaines, Phoenician resort, Phoenix Truly the most divine dining experience of my existance. I would recommend such a thing to everyone once. The meal I was served, in six courses: Chilled Asparagus soup, uni cerme fraiche, dungenous crab, curry Crispy Skate Wing Panzanella, Baby artichoke barigoule, mint, tomato Wine: Cantina del Taburno Falanghina, Campania, Italy, 2004 Confit of Wild Salmon, spiced urnip cake, mustard vin blanc wine: Heidler Reisling, Kamptal, Austria, 2001 Sauteed Burgandy Snails, basquaise peppers, organic eggs brouillade, brioche wine: Rene Lopez de Heredia "Vina Tondonia" Rose, Rioja, Spain, 1995 Roasted Squab Breast, eggplant tarte tatin, rhubarb, foie gras jus wine: E. Guigal Hermitage, Rhone Valley, France, 2000 Natural Arizona Beef duo, white corn, fava beans, fennel soubise Heiz cellar "Martha's Vineyard" Cabernet Sauvingnon, Napa Valley, 1998 Carmelized pinapple, coconut, ginger snap, balinese long pepper (don't have the wine listed, as it was the sommelier's selection) I don't recall the wine we started with. It was a white German wine on the fruity side. Unique and devine.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	You forgot to mention the bonus celebrety guest phone call. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Still, to be at such a Swanky place when one receives a stalker-call from Mrs. Swank was a tad bit ironic, eh? I've even got a pic of NA as she was speaking to him. __________________
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Here it is, Scaeagles. Disregard the date- I have no idea, but somehow it got messed up during the trip. __________________
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