Still not ready to brave indoor dining much, we ordered takeout to celebrate. Having too many choices, we opted for two dinners - one for New Year’s Eve and one for New Year’s Day. Here’s what we had last night:
24 oysters: Shipwreck (PEI) and Merasheen (Nfld) with lemons, horseradish, mignonette, orange hot sauce, and cocktail sauce. Both types were fresh and sweet.
2 whole chilled lobsters and snow crab legs. Fresh and lovely.
Delysees
Hadn’t yet tried them, so figured this would be a good time. I’m not the biggest fan of mousse cakes, but these were generally very well done (if expensive).
Hugo Pistachio mousse - so beautiful with dark green outside and pink pistachios like rose petals, very pistachio flavoured mousse, a sort of crispy cookie cake inside.
Pistachio tart - flecked with gold, a bright green-coated dollop of pistachio mousse in the middle, with more dollops surround, with a layer of strawberry rhubarb.
Haven’t had Dufflet in many years. Used to be a big fan of the chocolate banana cake back several decades ago. Sounds like cake quality is still very good?
sweet, raw Hokkaido scallops, with crème fraîche, chive dressing, and a 30g tin of Siberian Sturgeon Caviar. Very decadent and they provided two mother-of-pearl spoons!
[Ignore hapless plating] barely cooked Nova Scotia lobster in a zingy jalapeño dressing and squeeze of fresh lime, wrapped in Nori on Gem Lettuce, decorated with lime aioli.
