Before we scratched June off the calendar, the last day of the 1st half of the year was celebrated with beasty pride. PTR caught the announcement of the collaboration between the beloved blog Table for Three, Please and Chef Albert Cuenca and invited me to try out what they dubbed as The Best of the Beast dinner.
BEST OF THE BEAST MENU
Jellied Aji Tamago
Adrian’s Steak Tartare
Salad of Mixed Greens and Miso Seared Tenderloin
Chef’s Burger Slider
Tongue & Cheek Taco
Bone Marrow Crusted Tenderloin, Bordelaise sauce, Truffled Mash
A surprise dessert by Kitchyart will be served
The tag price for the dinner was Php 2,200 and it looked like a pretty good deal.
Good thing it fell on a Sunday, otherwise I wouldn’t have driven to Makati any other day. We gathered with weighty anticipation at the elegant meat mecca called Elbert’s Steak Room.
PTR and I sat at a long table with other meat lovers and met new friends, while bumping into foodie friends, Eugene and Mitch. Sanju was there and we were exchanging notes on the newest restaurant discoveries, the hits and misses, our recent favorites, which ended up in pinning a date to try Sensei somewhere Southbound.
On the Table:
Jellied Aji Tamago
The beef-centric degustation started with marinated soft boiled egg (also found being served at Yushoken Ramen) delicately cuddled by a jelly encasing that has a light soy and mirin taste. I love soft boiled eggs as much as I love poached eggs and this aji tamago opens my penchant wide with its yolky vulnerability.
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Adrian’s Steak Tartare
Chef Adrian comes to our table to explain each dish and how it’s prepared. I’ve been watching too much Top Chef Masters (both reruns and new eps) lately and Chef Adrian’s adieu of “enjoy” before fading back to the kitchen to confront the next course presents TCM in live color.
Recent Table Guest