Mom and Dad's 70th Birthday Dinner

At Providence in Los Angeles. We ordered the full tasting menu with wine pairings. Pictures from our meal.

Menu

Japanese kanpachi (kagoshima), crispy rice crackers, soy creme fraiche. txakolina, talai berri 2009

Santa Barbara sea urchin, champagne beurre blanc, fine herbs. cremant de bourgogne "blanc de blancs," domaine parigot & richard m.v.

Bobby's Block Island Sea Scallops, buckwheat, napa cabbage, dashi butter. chardonnay, ettore germano 2009

Pasta alla chitarra, white truffles.

Wild striped bass (Long Island, NY), fresh cranberry beans, lemon, nori, brown butter. trebbiano blend, "coenobium," monastero suore cistercensi 2008

Wild Alaskan king salmon (Sitka, AK), English peas, bacon, vin rouge. rose "albermarle," kluge estate 2009

Marcho Farms veal tenderloin (Franconia, PA), braised daikon radish, chanterelles, black truffle fondue, jus de veau. pinot noir, seven springs vineyard "la source," eveningland vineyards 2007

Market cheeses, vin de pays de l'herault red, "cuvee des colosses," baptieste cuvelier 2008

Hachiya persimmon, sesame creme fraiche, ginger.

Banana bread pudding, barley ice cream. vin santo del chianti classico, san felice 2003