Here we go, my favorite restaurants of 2011!
3. Red Table in Huntington Beach is one of my favorite new restaurants! They have amazing comfort food and beers and wines to go along with it. The ambiance is fantastic! I've already been here twice so that tells you how much I love this place!
http://www.sasakitime.com/2011/09/red-table.html
http://www.sasakitime.com/2011/09/review-of-red-table-during-oc-wine-week.html
2. AnQi in Costa Mesa is my number two pick!My first taste of molecular gastronomy and I am a fan! I want to go back and try their 8 or 10 course meal!
http://www.sasakitime.com/2011/09/review-of-anqi-gourmet-bistro-during-oc.html
1. My number one pick for 2011 is Il Garage! Everything about this palce blew me away! From the high level of service, to the freshness of the food to the fact that I can walk in the garden that grew some of the produce used in my meal while drinking a glass of wine, it is just a wonderful experience! I cannot wait to go back! I want to go here for my birthday!
http://www.sasakitime.com/2011/07/review-of-il-garage.html
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Review of Red Table during OC Wine Week
I returned to one of my favorite new restaurants, Red Table in Huntington Beach. This time the occasion was for OC Wine Week. I went with my friends Stephanie and Julie and we had a wonderful time!
Sorry for the dark photo of the Wine Week menu! It was $40 for three courses. You could choose from three different appetizers, three different entrees and two different desserts. There was a wine pairing for each course. The first two courses had two wines to choose from and the dessert course had one wine paired with it.
For our first course, Julie and I both went with the ahi tuna poke and Stephanie went with the Triple Dip.
I can't get over how much I love this dish! The ahi tuna poke is fresh and has a slight kick to it and goes fantastic with the warm crispy eggplant chips! I paired it with a Taft Street Pinot Noir. It had a nice balance and finish to it. It went well with the appetizer! Sorry there is no picture of Stephanie's appetizer which was hummus, roasted red pepper and avocado mash to spread on grilled flatbread. It was delicious!
For my entree I went with the salmon a la plancha. It was grilled and served with a incredible mustard vinaigrette, asparagus, fingerling potatoes and thinly sliced radishes. Forget the spaghetti and giant meatball that I had last time, I will have this dish over and over again. The salmon was perfectly grilled and lightly seasoned. The asparagus was crisp, just the way I like it. I paired it with a Williamette Valley Reisling. It was smooth with a nice sweet taste.
For dessert I went with my favorite, the Red Table Cupcake! The cake in the cup comes out nice and warm and topped with a delicious sweet vanilla bean cream cheese frosting! It was expertly paired with a Taylor 10 Year Tawny. I am a huge fan of port and this combined with the cake was just a little bit of heaven!
Another great meal at one of my favorite new restaurants! Thank you for participating in OC Wine Week! I think you made fans for life!
Click on the link below to check out the website:
http://redtablerestaurants.com
Red Table
16821 Algonquin St
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(714) 846-4700
Sorry for the dark photo of the Wine Week menu! It was $40 for three courses. You could choose from three different appetizers, three different entrees and two different desserts. There was a wine pairing for each course. The first two courses had two wines to choose from and the dessert course had one wine paired with it.
For our first course, Julie and I both went with the ahi tuna poke and Stephanie went with the Triple Dip.
I can't get over how much I love this dish! The ahi tuna poke is fresh and has a slight kick to it and goes fantastic with the warm crispy eggplant chips! I paired it with a Taft Street Pinot Noir. It had a nice balance and finish to it. It went well with the appetizer! Sorry there is no picture of Stephanie's appetizer which was hummus, roasted red pepper and avocado mash to spread on grilled flatbread. It was delicious!
For my entree I went with the salmon a la plancha. It was grilled and served with a incredible mustard vinaigrette, asparagus, fingerling potatoes and thinly sliced radishes. Forget the spaghetti and giant meatball that I had last time, I will have this dish over and over again. The salmon was perfectly grilled and lightly seasoned. The asparagus was crisp, just the way I like it. I paired it with a Williamette Valley Reisling. It was smooth with a nice sweet taste.
For dessert I went with my favorite, the Red Table Cupcake! The cake in the cup comes out nice and warm and topped with a delicious sweet vanilla bean cream cheese frosting! It was expertly paired with a Taylor 10 Year Tawny. I am a huge fan of port and this combined with the cake was just a little bit of heaven!
Another great meal at one of my favorite new restaurants! Thank you for participating in OC Wine Week! I think you made fans for life!
Click on the link below to check out the website:
http://redtablerestaurants.com
Red Table
16821 Algonquin St
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(714) 846-4700
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11 am - 10 pmFri-Sat 11 am - 11 pm
Monday, September 19, 2011
OC Wine Week 9/25-10/1
The first ever OC wine Week begins on September 25th and lasts until October 1st! This is a wonderful opportunity to experience some great menus matched with incredible wines!
I am planning to go to:
AnQi
Ra Sushi
Red Table Restaurant
Please let me know if you are interested in going with me to any of these great restaurants!
To see the complete list of restaurants click the link below:
OC Wine Week
I am planning to go to:
AnQi
Ra Sushi
Red Table Restaurant
Please let me know if you are interested in going with me to any of these great restaurants!
To see the complete list of restaurants click the link below:
OC Wine Week
Saturday, September 10, 2011
OC Wine Week 9/25-10/1: Red Table Menu
Red Table Restaurant
WINE WEEK $40
Course 1
Please choose one of the following;
Triple Dip
hummus, roasted red pepper, avocado mash, grilled flatbread
hummus, roasted red pepper, avocado mash, grilled flatbread
Ahi Tuna Poke
sashimi grade served with crispy eggplant chips
sashimi grade served with crispy eggplant chips
Red Table Greens
tender greens, shaved fennel, tomato, carrot ribbons
tender greens, shaved fennel, tomato, carrot ribbons
Paired with
Errazuris Estate Chardonnay (Chile 2009)
~ OR ~
Taft Street Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast 2007)
Course 2
Please choose one of the following;
Braised Beef Short Ribs
beef short ribs with a pan demi glace served with crushed potatoes
and roasted vegetables
beef short ribs with a pan demi glace served with crushed potatoes
and roasted vegetables
Salmon a la Plancha
grilled salmon with whole grain mustard vinaigrette. Served with asparagus
and fingerling potatoes
grilled salmon with whole grain mustard vinaigrette. Served with asparagus
and fingerling potatoes
Pan Roasted Chicken
boneless chicken breast served with mushrooms, herbs in a sherry butter sauce
boneless chicken breast served with mushrooms, herbs in a sherry butter sauce
Paired with
Willamette Valley Riesling (Oregon 2009)
~ OR ~
Sin Zin Zinfandel (Alexander Valley 2008)
Course 3
Please choose one of the following;
Five Chocolate Truffles
chili, bacon, pink pepper, espresso, sea salt
chili, bacon, pink pepper, espresso, sea salt
Red Table Cupcake
warm with sweet vanilla bean cream cheese
warm with sweet vanilla bean cream cheese
~ Paired with Taylor 10 Year Tawny ~
Friday, September 2, 2011
Review of Red Table in Huntington Beach!
Hey Food Time fans! I wanted to share with all of you a great night at Red Table in Huntington Beach! This great new restaurant has been open for a month now and word of mouth is quickly spreading!
I love their format here! You order at the back counter and leave a tab open if you would like and then have food and drinks brought to you! They even have this handy chart out front of the restaurant to help you out!
The next thing I love is the decor! My friend Stephanie who is an interior design major also loved the place!
The menu is simple and full of great American foods!
And there is a good selection of wines and beers!
After taking a long look at the menu, we finally headed to the back counter. We ordered appetizers and beers and headed back to our table. Stephanie ordered The Bruery Seasonal ($6).
I went with the Red Table Ale ($6). It was similar to a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale without the sharp bite! Excellent in my opinion!
Stephanie ordered the Red Table Fries ($4) which had sea salt, black pepper and organic catsup. I love thick cut fries and these were freshly cooked! The fries with the sea salt and black pepper were great all by themselves but the organic catsup gave it a freshness that couldn't be beat! I must find organic catsup in my local grocery store!
I went with the ahi tuna poke with eggplant chips ($7). What a discovery the eggplant chips were! They were freshly deep fried and would be great by themselves but then you add the amazingly fresh ahi tuna poke and it's a perfect marriage! The blend of hot and cold was just perfect! I would come back just for this dish! And I know it doesn't look like it from the photo, but the portion size is huge!
Stephanie decided upon the braised beef short ribs ($16) for her entree. They must have been amazing because I didn't get any! They came with crushed potatoes and roasted vegetables.
I went with the spaghetti and meatball ($12), that's right meatball not meatballs! This meatball was enormous, even for me! One of the best plates of spaghetti and meatball ever! The noodles were perfectly cooked and the sauce was not overwhelming! The meatball itself was moist and tender and not overly seasoned!
Just so you can see how big this meatball is, check out the below photo!
Believe it or not we still had room for dessert! Stephanie went with the broken banana cream pie ($5) with custard cream, caramelized bananas, and caramel sauce. Another winner here as the dessert was not overwhelmingly sweet and sugary like I had feared!
I went with the red table cupcake ($5) with sweet vanilla bean cream cheese. It came out warm and in a cup! I loved the presentation and as soon as I took a bite, I was in heaven. Even the Chef Louie Jocson came over and saw that we were about to bite into our desserts and said that he didn't want to interrupt us as we bit into heaven! He was right! The cake is warm and light and sweet! I closed my eyes to savor the moment. Stephanie said she would order the red table cupcake when we come back!
And we will come back! Red Table is also listed on the OC Wine Week (9/25-10/1) and OC Beer Week (10/2-10/8) Restaurants Listing! Check out their offerings by clicking the link below!
http://www.ocwineandbeerweek.com/Red_Table_Restaurant.html
Address:
16821 Algonquin St
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(714) 846-4700
Hours:
Check out the website:
http://redtablerestaurants.com/
I love their format here! You order at the back counter and leave a tab open if you would like and then have food and drinks brought to you! They even have this handy chart out front of the restaurant to help you out!
The next thing I love is the decor! My friend Stephanie who is an interior design major also loved the place!
The menu is simple and full of great American foods!
And there is a good selection of wines and beers!
After taking a long look at the menu, we finally headed to the back counter. We ordered appetizers and beers and headed back to our table. Stephanie ordered The Bruery Seasonal ($6).
I went with the Red Table Ale ($6). It was similar to a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale without the sharp bite! Excellent in my opinion!
Stephanie ordered the Red Table Fries ($4) which had sea salt, black pepper and organic catsup. I love thick cut fries and these were freshly cooked! The fries with the sea salt and black pepper were great all by themselves but the organic catsup gave it a freshness that couldn't be beat! I must find organic catsup in my local grocery store!
I went with the ahi tuna poke with eggplant chips ($7). What a discovery the eggplant chips were! They were freshly deep fried and would be great by themselves but then you add the amazingly fresh ahi tuna poke and it's a perfect marriage! The blend of hot and cold was just perfect! I would come back just for this dish! And I know it doesn't look like it from the photo, but the portion size is huge!
Stephanie decided upon the braised beef short ribs ($16) for her entree. They must have been amazing because I didn't get any! They came with crushed potatoes and roasted vegetables.
I went with the spaghetti and meatball ($12), that's right meatball not meatballs! This meatball was enormous, even for me! One of the best plates of spaghetti and meatball ever! The noodles were perfectly cooked and the sauce was not overwhelming! The meatball itself was moist and tender and not overly seasoned!
Just so you can see how big this meatball is, check out the below photo!
Believe it or not we still had room for dessert! Stephanie went with the broken banana cream pie ($5) with custard cream, caramelized bananas, and caramel sauce. Another winner here as the dessert was not overwhelmingly sweet and sugary like I had feared!
I went with the red table cupcake ($5) with sweet vanilla bean cream cheese. It came out warm and in a cup! I loved the presentation and as soon as I took a bite, I was in heaven. Even the Chef Louie Jocson came over and saw that we were about to bite into our desserts and said that he didn't want to interrupt us as we bit into heaven! He was right! The cake is warm and light and sweet! I closed my eyes to savor the moment. Stephanie said she would order the red table cupcake when we come back!
And we will come back! Red Table is also listed on the OC Wine Week (9/25-10/1) and OC Beer Week (10/2-10/8) Restaurants Listing! Check out their offerings by clicking the link below!
http://www.ocwineandbeerweek.com/Red_Table_Restaurant.html
Address:
16821 Algonquin St
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(714) 846-4700
Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11 am - 10 pmFri-Sat 11 am - 11 pm
Check out the website:
http://redtablerestaurants.com/
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