First visit to CDP last nice and I loved it. The menu was very vegetable focused, which was awesome. Went with a buddy and didn’t ask for any changes with the menu, but the server said if you request a vegan or vegetarian meal when you make reservations, they will try to accommodate, so will have to go back with my wife.
Nice feeling space. The older I get, I love being able to get a great, fine dining meal in a more casual environment. And gotta love BYO!
Really enjoyed the entire meal.
Snacks - pepita dip, zhoug, brined beets and carrots, briny butter, cabbage slaw
The sourdough was phenomenal. Wow, was that great bread…
Beets - yogurt, fennel, jalapeno
I have never met a beet I didn’t love, but will say without the yogurt, the beets would have been too smokey for me. But with the yogurt and seeds, very nice.
Rutabaga - garlic, citrus, fiddlehead ferns
Very nice course, good combinations. Great to see fiddleheads on the menu.
Gnocchi - beech mushrooms, pork broth
I really liked the texture of the gnoochi. Subtle, but satisfying dish.
Supplement: Seared Trout
We split this course, my least favorite dish, but my friend loved it.
Cultured Ice Cream - fig leaf caramel, rhubarb, meringue
Wow, what a delicious desert, loved that it was not overly sweet.
While they have nice looking stems, they are on the small size, so glad that I brought my Riedel Pinot O’s for the 2004 Giovanni Corino Barolo, which was a bit too modern for me.
Can’t wait to return.