I went back to Le Pigeon to try one of their chef’s tasting menus. They are no longer a tip-free restaurant and so have lowered their base prices slightly. Had the five course menu ($85) with the beverage pairings (+$45).
Beef Tartare
First course was a beef tartare, with small chunks of beef mixed with green strawberries, scallop powder(?), avocado, and a jalapeño aioli. A little spicy, delicious.
Foie Gras Teriyaki
Second course was a a piece of foie gras with a sweet demi-glace, served with a fried rice with duck confit, onions, deep fried shallot, and mango sauce. This was pretty awesome, my favorite dish of the night - sweet, savory, crunchy, and rich.
Wasabi Fried Chicken
Fried chicken with chili oil, nasturtium, togarashi egg salad made with Kewpie mayonnaise and dungeness crab, and wasabi infused tobiko. Very good. Interesting combination.
Lamb
A nice piece of lamb, seared very crispy on the outside. Served with fava beans, peas, and mint and a topped with a little slaw.
Cheese
They threw in a complimentary cheese course - I believe it usually comes in the seven course tasting only. Two types of cheese. A a warmed/baked piece of wonderfully stinky Époisses, and I don’t remember what the other cheese was. Served with a sweet cherry compote.
Desserts
Two little desserts. The first was a peppercorn peanut butter cake served with buttermilk ice cream which was very good - not too sweet and a little salty.
The second was a foie gras profiterole, which was as great as before.
Great meal and quite a lot of food and wine.
