Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Tonight's BYOB theme was Chardonnays and Red Blends. The Factory is in the Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach. Small place run by a young couple. http://www.thefactorylb.com/, I cannot remember what wines I brought to this dinner. It may have been the Formula Wine from Meeker which is a blend of almost every red grape they grow.
Dinner started out with a "Confetti" Polenta. Fried Polenta with diced, colorful vegetables in it with a roasted red pepper sauce. This was the best dish of the evening.
Next was baby Brussell Sprouts with a Lemon Foam. First the sprouts were not cooked enough. Some were almost raw. And then the acidic lemon foam did not pair well with the chardonnay wine. They should have pan sauteed the sprouts with some panchetta or bacon. Then they would have been good. Someone definitely was not thinking.
Main course was "deconstructed beef wellington" ???? A piece of puff pastry on the bottom (took a knife to cut it) with shredded beef. This was ok but they served it with a cold Garbanzo bean "salad". Not a good pairing. Most of the plates going back to the kitchen still had the garbanzos on it. That should tell someone something.
Dessert was "Fried Plantains with Creme Fache". Plantains were tough. As Clyde said (who came from Barbados) he could cook better plantains that these.
Another disappointing dinner. Not as bad as the last dinner but not up to the first two dinners we did here at the Factory. Someone better get their act together.
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