Atelier Crenn

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Today I went to eat dinner at Atelier Crenn.

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-20-44-29_DSCF3576_37b9a297b8be412a879f886791ff52f518d071ea_1200.jpg champagne : Champagne at Bar Crenn. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-20-44-29_DSCF3576_37b9a297b8be412a879f886791ff52f518d071ea.jpg)

# Savoury courses

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-13-26_DSCF3578_de5c5940c7b75f82cee8cb2cedfff52c54e29817_1200.jpg : Each meal at Atelier Crenn begins with a menu in the form of a poem. Each line above the divider is a savoury dish, and every pair of lines below is a dessert. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-13-26_DSCF3578_de5c5940c7b75f82cee8cb2cedfff52c54e29817.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-16-48_DSCF3580_12b63943cb9471056e45aa01315f315576816c1e_1200.jpg : _Fall has come with its cool breeze_, i.e. an aperitif with an explosion of cider and _creme de cassis_ inside a thin sphere of white chocolate topped with a jam. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-16-48_DSCF3580_12b63943cb9471056e45aa01315f315576816c1e.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-21-23_DSCF3582_852e73f5b55df832834cd4ee2dc1e96569c7a96c_1200.jpg : _See the efflorescing beaut twitch rosy cheeks rises_, i.e. oyster with rose. Notice it is blurred due to people shaking the table. Kinda sour. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-21-23_DSCF3582_852e73f5b55df832834cd4ee2dc1e96569c7a96c.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-20-34_DSCF3581_0c6cb8b73449227567772e1e1f6aa3669541ca4b_1200.jpg : Spoon for rose oyster. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-20-34_DSCF3581_0c6cb8b73449227567772e1e1f6aa3669541ca4b.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-26-58_DSCF3584_b18b21dd32ae156a728a27560a121d8e286b6dd7_1200.jpg : _With a most adored gift from Neptune, this aureate bloom_, i.e. sea urchin and geoduck on a _koshihikari_ rice cracker, topped with a citrus cream. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-26-58_DSCF3584_b18b21dd32ae156a728a27560a121d8e286b6dd7.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-35-51_DSCF3586_6a46e1d044965c2929ee69b52fb0d25c2f9ddee6_1200.jpg : _Warriors ashore bathe in brilliance as luminous as its gilded crown_, i.e. lobster tartare topped with a grape gelee with dried and hydrated seaweed. The "gilded crown" was a lime and ginger foam. The outer ring of dark green powder is seaweed. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-35-51_DSCF3586_6a46e1d044965c2929ee69b52fb0d25c2f9ddee6.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-36-24_DSCF3587_f62ad3afe9bf90fb6acda953d8cbc9487abb6c4e_1200.jpg : Lobster soup. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-36-24_DSCF3587_f62ad3afe9bf90fb6acda953d8cbc9487abb6c4e.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-49-14_DSCF3588_c69a66a556bdd9ccd8faf9eefb4e2ca4609f3ac3_1200.jpg : _To bury in fallen leaves my treasures of the earth and sea_, i.e. Trout roe buried in pumpkin seeds, oils consisting of nasturtium oil, pumpkin seed oil, and butter; truffle and vinegar jellies. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-49-14_DSCF3588_c69a66a556bdd9ccd8faf9eefb4e2ca4609f3ac3.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-04-41_DSCF3590_4438316fa63a612ff5514119f5b4f43fb12b1c79_1200.jpg : _In the snowy stillness lie the Gemini, perfectly whole_, i.e. trout covered with creamy trout "snow", frozen cream, topped in grated dehydrated trout. Inspired by Chef Dominique's visit to London and her experience with fish and chips. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-04-41_DSCF3590_4438316fa63a612ff5514119f5b4f43fb12b1c79.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-58-31_DSCF3589_bd2755a62d5795098993c277796692e0dffd9bcb_1200.jpg : Spoon for snowy gemini. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-21-58-31_DSCF3589_bd2755a62d5795098993c277796692e0dffd9bcb.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-05-27_DSCF3591_b050ca4916529828814794b0e00c4c6e5a892d70_1200.jpg : Fried truffle-shaped fish skin sphere that is supposed to resemble the chips part of fish and chips. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-05-27_DSCF3591_b050ca4916529828814794b0e00c4c6e5a892d70.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-14-21_DSCF3594_1a0334c56e2dfeb592079cbf434073e00087543f_1200.jpg : _By the shimmer of black pearls, trembling in the ashen cloud_, i.e. caviar and some rice based thing that is like sake. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-14-21_DSCF3594_1a0334c56e2dfeb592079cbf434073e00087543f.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-11-42_DSCF3592_5c276a57dd43c5625468c84c8d3e2a7d9e0b015b_1200.jpg : Mother of pearl spoon for caviar. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-11-42_DSCF3592_5c276a57dd43c5625468c84c8d3e2a7d9e0b015b.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-15-19_DSCF3595_f6aeba1275d40315750e65e20acbe276a25f6f96_1200.jpg : Crackers for eating caviar with. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-15-19_DSCF3595_f6aeba1275d40315750e65e20acbe276a25f6f96.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-31-49_DSCF3597_ab20df59d8968b40c27d92246d60cf82ac0ffab1_1200.jpg : Bread. Extremely soft. Easily pulled apart with hands. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-31-49_DSCF3597_ab20df59d8968b40c27d92246d60cf82ac0ffab1.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-32-48_DSCF3598_f9ac8a8c2d4d26312cb057efbfd853e90a4fbb5f_1200.jpg : Butter infused with parsley, tarragon, and other herbs. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-32-48_DSCF3598_f9ac8a8c2d4d26312cb057efbfd853e90a4fbb5f.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-34-47_DSCF3600_751828a53d038363e9bc7a44c72f27f129752649_1200.jpg : _An armored gent listens, beneath the bluff_, i.e. abalone underneath a dehydrated cabbage or something, in a green parsley oil. Abalone was laid atop of some sauerkraut-like substance. Abalone is known as "truffle of the sea" in French cuisine. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-34-47_DSCF3600_751828a53d038363e9bc7a44c72f27f129752649.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-45-29_DSCF3601_e26d05f22830c62080d3d6bb457c3aa4c24ab0c7_1200.jpg : Fancy artisanal knife recycled from the suspension coils of a 1955 Chevy truck. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-45-29_DSCF3601_e26d05f22830c62080d3d6bb457c3aa4c24ab0c7.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-48-50_DSCF3603_7584312bcc454004af22ed80dafc00e3b6cb0f02_1200.jpg : _As delicate creatures of green and blue surface to bloom_, i.e. a black cod with miso. Very soft and delightful texture. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-48-50_DSCF3603_7584312bcc454004af22ed80dafc00e3b6cb0f02.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-06-10_DSCF3606_4dec73d77e5bd57902a61f05bcde660c766126a5_1200.jpg : _For a melody faintly heard in a golden haze, the light of fog_, i.e. a new type of brandade, or cod mashed potatoes, in a foam form factor, reminiscent of San Francisco fog. The foam was celery root. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-06-10_DSCF3606_4dec73d77e5bd57902a61f05bcde660c766126a5.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-55-56_DSCF3604_bf88a0fdbd4d306a63c4bb5da21052570fb18662_1200.jpg : Spoon for the potato thing. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-22-55-56_DSCF3604_bf88a0fdbd4d306a63c4bb5da21052570fb18662.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-18-50_DSCF3607_b93f8c0c3f090ecf8b10dcfbfa6737f60ba8c857_1200.jpg : Cod soup in a cast iron cup. Made with cod bones and steeped with some of the "rejected" flowers for aromatic purposes. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-18-50_DSCF3607_b93f8c0c3f090ecf8b10dcfbfa6737f60ba8c857.jpg)

# Dessert courses

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-38-24_DSCF3609_67b7a890ba9a6a13221c6eb826619099215a7af6_1200.jpg : Espresso Crenn. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-38-24_DSCF3609_67b7a890ba9a6a13221c6eb826619099215a7af6.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-40-36_DSCF3610_5b235490c355c5514b11a3ca42bc1ea4067ac7fe_1200.jpg : _Bashful revelers emerge underfoot from the dulcet earth_, i.e. a novel sort of pavlova --- meringue filled with ice cream. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-40-36_DSCF3610_5b235490c355c5514b11a3ca42bc1ea4067ac7fe.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-41-39_DSCF3612_cff5c1eab8e102534bfa26c7c07623f63808627d_1200.jpg : _To the steadfast rhythm of a gentle passion so unyielding_, i.e. a beet "pavlova" meant to be eaten with your hands, brittle shell with creamy inside. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-41-39_DSCF3612_cff5c1eab8e102534bfa26c7c07623f63808627d.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-53-00_DSCF3617_650ccc32dbcc2060a604915585504521d33bc5f0_1200.jpg : _From the earth, and the water, heirloom lips; The taste that we chase every summer will last until the winter_, i.e. a tomato sorbet with basil sorbet inside, and slices of a dense and intensely flavoured dehydrated strawberry. There was also dehydrated basil cake on the bottom, and the stem of the tomato is edible chocolate. (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-02-23-53-00_DSCF3617_650ccc32dbcc2060a604915585504521d33bc5f0.jpg)

pic https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-03-00-06-50_DSCF3619_e0e4506b4bd1fb9668bd84e0ca5a4ac836073530_1200.jpg : _Fall has come and is full of sweet surprises, sweet bounty, thanks_, i.e. chocolate, ginger, and nuts in a hand carved from chocolate. The server warned us not to "bite the hand that feeds you". (full size: https://pics.dllu.net/file/dllu-pics/2019-11-03-00-06-50_DSCF3619_e0e4506b4bd1fb9668bd84e0ca5a4ac836073530.jpg)