stellar meal @ cyrus, healdsburg.

i am super behind on posting this, so i won't get into details. but we had dinner reservations at cyrus, a michelin two-star restaurant in healdsburg. the food and service were spectacular. we each did the eight-course tasting - some are set, some have two options - for those i got one and james got the other so we could try everything. my one issue was that there was just too much dessert. there are two dessert courses; one of which had two options.. so we already knew we were getting three desserts. but then because it was a special occasion, we got a surprise dessert. then there was a dessert cart. then mini doughnuts showed up with the check. they were all amazing, i just don't usually have that much sugar in one sitting so i was a bit overwhelmed.

other than that, everything was simply amazing. standouts for me were the lobster, and the sea bass, and the duck. and the donuts at the end! and the cheese.. oh who am i kidding, i loved all of it.

canapes : the five tastes.

amuse bouche.

two kinds of salt; two kinds of butter.

kampachi sashimi with ice plant, kumquats, sweetbreads, matcha vinaigrette.

ginger-bone marrow custard with salad lespinasse.

roasted lobster with cauliflower cream, uni emulsion.

foie gras torchon with blood orange and pistachio.

steamed black sea bass with braised romaine, yuzu kosho butter.

pork belly with kim chee, sakura ebi and mitsuba, bacon dashi.

sonoma county duck with kujo negi, myoga and aged bamboo rice, ponzu.

the bamboo rice, and knife dipped in togarashi seasoning.

beef cheek with tonburi, green and black garlic, lotus root, natural jelly.

the cheese cart.

sides for cheese.

three of the cheeses.

yuzu cremeux, bergamot meringue and cream cheese ice cream.

the SURPRISE! chocolate chip cookes and cold fizzy drinking chocolate.

butterscotch "sundae", chocolate soil, popcorn tuile.

vanilla bean fontainbleau with apple ice, farina fritters.

mignardises - the additional desserts cart.