Showing posts with label Row DTLA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Row DTLA. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Kato@Downtown LA ★

Michelin Taiwanese 10-Course Tasting Dinner. At The Row Downtown LA. Always wanted to try since their Sawtelle location. Nice but overpriced. Wagyu Beef was amazing. Great cocktails. Dinner took 3.5 hours. Received an Egg Custard Tart to take home at the end of the meal. $225 per person. Wagyu Beef is an additional $45, and everyone in the party has to do the same if ordering. $125 for wine flight, and it's worth it. Also has vintage flight for $175. Corkage fee is $75.

Champagne Gimonnet-Gonet, L'Origine, Grand Cru
Blanc de Blancs, Champagne France

Champagne Gimonnet-Gonet, L'Origine, Grand Cru
Blanc de Blancs, Champagne France

Lemon Drop $19
yoigokochi yuzushu, suntory haku vodka & bitter bianco shaken on crushed ice with rice milk & lemon

Kanpachi
black vinegar

2020 Cole Ranch. Riesling
Mendocino, California

Abalone
basil, abalone liver

2019 Samuel Billaud
Chablis, France

2019 Samuel Billaud
Chablis, France

Caviar
crab, koji, korean spinach – milk bread, garlic

Caviar
crab, koji, korean spinach

2015 Jean Louis Chave Selection, Blanche
Hermitage, France

2015 Jean Louis Chave Selection, Blanche
Hermitage, France

Custard
kelp vinegar, fava bean

2015 Wind Gap, Chenin Blanc
North Coast, California

2015 Wind Gap, Chenin Blanc
North Coast, California

Sea Urchin
iberico ham, brown butter

2016 Heymann Lowenstein, GG Riesling, Hatzenport
Stolzenberq, Mosel, Germany

2016 Heymann Lowenstein, GG Riesling, Hatzenport
Stolzenberq, Mosel, Germany

Golden Eye Snapper
soured napa cabbage and chinese mustard, celtuce


2012 Les Chais du Vieux Bourg, “BB1”
CĂ´tes du Jura, France

Scallop
fish fragrance sauce

Bee's Knees $19
milk washed ford's gin shaken with orange blossom honey, sansho pepper, lemon and bancha

2017 Domaine Jean Vaudoisey
Pommard, Burgundy, France

2017 Domaine Jean Vaudoisey
Pommard, Burgundy, France

Duck
sesame

2018 Les Vins de Vienne +$15
Les Barcillants Amphore d'Or, Cornas, France

2018 Les Vins de Vienne +$15
Les Barcillants Amphore d'Or, Cornas, France

A5 Wagyu $45
beef tendon, cordyceps, potato

2002 Paul Anheuser, Riesling, Niedernauser
Nahe, Germany

2002 Paul Anheuser, Riesling, Niedernauser
Nahe, Germany

Strawberry
bingsoo, chantilly cream, injeolmi

Jujube
scorched rice, muscovado, castella cake

Bodegas La Cigarerra, Oloroso (Sherry)
Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain

Bodegas La Cigarerra, Oloroso (Sherry)
Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain

Ice Cream Sandwich

Egg Custard Tart to take home

Kato Restaurant
777 S Alameda St Building 1, Suite 114, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 797-5770
katorestaurant.com

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Hayato@Little Tokyo ★★

Michelin Star Restaurant Hayato. Exquisite Kaiseki Cuisine carefully handcrafted. Various traditional cooking techniques used for the courses. It was 1 Michelin star when I went on 8/14, 2021, and they got the 2nd Michelin star a month after. Love the Karasumi Mullet Roe paired perfectly with sake. Impossible to book. 7 seats & 1 seating per night. Reservation was made on Tock at release time. Limited 2 people per party. After the meal, I asked how I could book again, they said, "Good luck". Prefer 2-Michelin stars modern kaiseki n/naka for friendlier service. $260 per person (2021 pricing; 2023 pricing is $350) plus 18% gratuity. Parking at the Row DTLA structure or street.

Sakizuke (Cold Appetizer) Charred Eggplant Soaked in Kombu Ginger Junsui topped w/ Torigai

Kakiyaki Tempura Brentwood Corn over Hokkaido Scallop

Sakizuke: Kinmedai


Shimeharitsuru "Jun" Junmai Ginjo $72


Shinogi - Anago Oshizushi with Salt & Wasabi

Suimono Owan Dungeness Crab Ball w/ Kani Miso & Japanese Baby Turnip

Straw Smoked Bonito with Myoga Ginger

Steamed Awabi (Abalone)



Seared & Fried Amadai from Kyoto w/ Scales in Dashi w/ Ginger & Tokyo Negi

Preserved Bafun Uni Simmered w/ Sake & Soy

Shabu Shabu Wagyu Beef

Karasumi (Mullet Roe)


Pickled Daikon & Vegetables

Miso Cod Marinated Kamameshi

Miso Cod Marinated Kamameshi

Tanaka Harry Strawberries w/ Kinako Infused Whipped Cream

Tanaka Harry Strawberries & White Apricot


Matcha

Hayato
1320 E 7th St Ste 126
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 395-0607
hayatorestaurant.com