By Lea Paz Torre
Authentic French Cuisine at its finest is what the Aubergine Restaurant and Patisserie endeavors to offer to its customers. Located at 32nd St. of Fort Bonifacio in Taguig, the Resto always becomes the target of dating couples and even families on celebrations, for its romantic and cozy ambiance.
At times, it serves specialty set menus perfectly crafted for an occasion. I've once tried their Valentine's Day Degustation menu. I know this is a bit overdue, but their food is pretty worth the post!
First on the list is the red salmon "Amuse Bouche". Apparently, in French degustation, you have to delight on bite-sized starter first before taking the appetizer. Wiki says it literally means "mouth amuser" in French.
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The very tender duck foie gras was served together with fig confit cake as appetizers. Yes, I've got to taste duck liver again after ages.
For the soup, you can choose between corn soup with scallop and lobster soup with crayfish. I choose... both!
Finally, the star of the menu, the oven-roasted lamb rack for main course was served. And this time, with wine.
I enjoyed watching this smokey Red Berry and Champagne Sorbet. This was served before the ricotta cheese with strawberries, the dessert. The sequence is actually crucial because your taste buds need to get some variation to better appreciate each fare.
The menu is "more on the sweet side, " says European Chef Stefan Langeham of Aubergine. There's really no need to complicate the taste. They make dish as authentic as possible.
For reservations, you can e-mail the restaurant at dine@aubergine.ph or call (+632) 856-9888 or (+639) 17-557-1675/ (+639) 49-641-9468.
yummy :)
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