It's one of my favourite times of year* - it's Lobsterlicious at Scaramouche! Here's the current menu, which has been revised to exclude their yummy Lobster Ravioli since I first saw it last month and when a friend went a couple weeks ago with his family. I won't complain though because everything was pretty damn awesome - including the service, which was impeccably attentive yet unobtrusive.
As usual, each prix fixe includes 1.5lbs of lobster spread across 2 courses. My dinner started with an amuse-bouche of 1/2 a quail egg with beurre blanc, crisp bacon pieces and deep fried onions and holy moly did this little bite pack a tasty punch! I can still taste the smooth egg and butter sauce juxtaposed with the savory crisp texture of the bacon and onions. Mmmm....
I started with the Lobster and Celery Root "Lasagna" - so-called because in place of the pasta noodle, the chef used shaved celery root. Ingenious because the texture was rather similar to a pasta noodle - maybe more tender, and super-mild which allowed the sweetness of the lobster to shine through.
My second course was the Butter Poached Lobster because I like artichokes and king oyster mushrooms and I had the risotto last time. There is something super-decadent about having so much lobster served up out of the shell and done so well!
Finally, dessert...ah dessert...what we have here is their famous Coconut Cream Pie, which, as you'll see from the menu, did not come with the prix fixe. I had to have another taste of this pie though - and since I was being bad anyway, I figured I'd go all the way - and paid the extra $3 for it and OMG it was as good as I remembered it to be - so light and just the right amount of sweetness.
The Lobsterlicious Menu is available Monday through Thursday through March 31st so if you're feeling indulgent or in need of a place to celebrate a special occasion between now and then, check them out! I promise you won't be disappointed!
* The last time I indulged at Scaramouche was in the summer of '09 - so...leads me to wonder if there will be a Lobsterlicious - Redux come the summer...!!!
As usual, each prix fixe includes 1.5lbs of lobster spread across 2 courses. My dinner started with an amuse-bouche of 1/2 a quail egg with beurre blanc, crisp bacon pieces and deep fried onions and holy moly did this little bite pack a tasty punch! I can still taste the smooth egg and butter sauce juxtaposed with the savory crisp texture of the bacon and onions. Mmmm....
* The last time I indulged at Scaramouche was in the summer of '09 - so...leads me to wonder if there will be a Lobsterlicious - Redux come the summer...!!!
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