WD 50

WD 50, located at 50 Clinton Street, closed on 11/30/2014. We ate here right before it closed. At $90 for a 5-course tasting menu, it was expensive but there were some innovative dishes.

Sesame Seed Flatbread

Amuse Bouche--avocado puree, trout roe, gravlax, cream cheese crisp. Not too memorable.

Knot Foie with golden raisin/kim chee puree, puffed arare (Japanese crackers), delfino greens. Smooth and creamy. Not sure how they tied foie gras in a knot.

Shrimp Cannelloni, Chorizo Emulsion, Thai Basil. The cannelloni was a rice paper roll. Very innovative and tasty but not much of a serving.

Scallop cooked sous vide, Pine Udon, Grapefruit Dashi. This was very unique. That little dot of spruce oil tasted just like pine needles. The scallops were well cooked.

Lamb Belly, Black Chickpea Hummus, Cherry, Cucumber. Very tasty but again not much of a serving.

Hazelnut Tart, Coconut Powder over Hazelnut Crumble, Chocolate, Chicory Foam

Mignardise--Housemade Butterfinger with Chocolate Packet.

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