Providence Restaurant - Dine in LA Week

Monday, January 20, 2020

Dine in LA Week has started so I can patronize a few restaurants that are normally out of budget.  We picked Providence for Monday because of the no corkage policy on that day. Other days corkage is $50 per bottle.  www.providencela.com.  Six of us tonight in the back room in front of the wine cellar.

Started out with a small glass of mushroom and mussel soup.  Just a few sips. Interesting aroma and flavor. Just enough to whet the appetite for what is coming next.

A bed of ice with spicy lobster, turnip and pickled radish in a wonton type wrapper. The pickling won the fight with the lobster. Big clash of flavors.  The only negative the entire evening. 

Steelhead trout, trout roe on a small  cracker. A one bite wonder.

Smoked black cod on a blini type cracker. A tiny pea set on top

Wagu Fielle -  a thin slice of wagu beef rolled to resemble  a cigar. Served in a cigar box. This is a staple of Providence. Beautiful flavors and the presentation is always a hit.

Since the menu was prix fixe there were a couple of choices. On the starter the choice was Tai Snapper or Nancys Down East Sea Scallops with turnip and miso for a $15 supplemental charge.  I opted for the Snapper with tangerine,  fattalii ( a citrusy chili pepper). Excellent flavors. I was happy.

Everyone got a dish of Vermillion Rock Fish with Tahitian squash and chorizo. Everything is cooked perfectly.

Next we got  to chose from is Quinautt River steel head trout with Sunchokes and fine herbs or Liberty Farms duck, blood orange, kalamata and Treviso (Italian Chichory).  I choose the duck. Again everything is perfect.  They also had a supplement of a5 Wagu beef with roasted cabbage and aceto balsamic at a $40 upcharge. 

There were a couple of add ons that a few others ordered.  Risotto with Perigold Black Truffles and Raw Oysters on the half shell. 

Dessert was a Forest Floor, Porcini Mushroom ice cream with hazelnut. Also a Chocolate Log with Porcini Mushroom and  Hazelnut ice cream.  Odd flavor , interesting and very good. 

All the food was prepared perfectly, presentation is way beyond what you would ever expect. Service is impeccable and top notch. You pay for it but it is worth it. 

I brought 1 2010, Roar, Garys Vineyard, Pinot Noir - other wines were:

2007 Comtes de Champagne, Grand Cru, Blanc de Blanc
1999 Billecart-Salmon, Cuvee Nicolas, Brut
2012 Pierre Peters, Cuvee Special, Blanc de Blanc
2007 Saint Cosme, Cote-Rotie
2009 Clos Pepe. Sta Rita Hills, Pinot Noir