/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Oyster bar

We got a steamed, a deep fried and a raw oyster each with a dropper filled with clarified butter

This came with a huge variety of toppings, lemon jelly, red pepper, powdered horseradish, deep fried basil, pickled shallots, salmon roe and a couple other things

Sweet, fresh oysters

Foie and lobster

>>6886937

post chubby azn boobs while eating, plox

>>6886937
I love how chicago has these fancy upscale restaurants right next to ghetto ass boarded up buildings.

hope the bf is dressed better

Chef Chris Anderson spent a few years in Europe, and this was his acknowledgment

The other courses he made as American as possible

>>6886995
I tried to get into the restaurant via the wrong door, i think it was someones apartment

>>6887003
where the fuck does your money come from Borneo? This shit is expensive

>>6887040
bf's jew gold

>>6887040
I was just about to say. Didn't she just go to Alinea the other day?

Some japanese tea brewing setup modded to brew consomme

>>6887001
He wore a cute button up shirt but I dressed like a slob because no dress code

>>6887040
>>6887078
he treated me to Alinea for my birthday, Moto was my treat for his birthday
we see each other once a year so I save up to spoil him
>>6887058

>>6887078
>>6887058

you don't even have to be making an average wage to be able to afford about 600 bucks of restaurant nosh a year if you're single.

>>6887085
He didn't wear the red tie did he?

>>6887085
>we see each other once a year so I save up to spoil him
Well that's nice.
Long distance relationships never work btw. I was in 2 and they both ended terribly.

>>6887096
no dress code so we went full casul, i just wore a tank top and this shit

>>6887092
aye, I don't drink or socialise much normally so its massive savings on that front

>>6887103
We've been best friends for like 7 years now, even if it doesn't work out we'll still be gucci

>>6887103
>sample size = 2
>seems reasonable to extrapolate to whole population

really?

>>6887110

please say you actually wore that

stock cubes for the consomme

>>6887110
>We've been best friends for like 7 years now, even if it doesn't work out we'll still be gucci
That's how it was with my ex. I haven't talked to her in 6 years.

>>6887113
Have you ever heard of a long distance relationship working?

brewing

was fun to watch the water change colour

>>6887116
i just did

>>6887120
that sucks, sorry to hear that

Trout and grits

The consomme was poured into the plate, the trout was smoked and this dish changed my opinion of grits for the better

>>6887120
Perhaps. Define long distance.

>>6887124

>i just did

pics

nao

Berkshire pork belly with a kimchee pickle

the plating at Moto is just adorable

>>6887141
didnt take any pics, but im sure you can use your imagination

also forgot to mention, my dining partner is a pescatarian but he had the meat dishes as well

he really enjoyed the pork belly

bf thought this was morse code but we googled it and it wasn't

>>6887154
I just don't get that plating.

But belly pork is probably the greatest of all cuts of meat across all animals.

Chicken and dumplings

the jus was so delicious

>>6887174
>belly pork is probably the greatest of all cuts of meat across all animals.
it is

chicken skin is the chickeniest part of the animal i swear

You seem cool, Borneo. Thanks for sharing

Duckotash

Succotash with seared duck breast in a broth of black tea and duck fat

This was my favourite dish, it was so fucking good

90% of the vegetables at the restaurant are from their own gardens

>>6887193
my pleasure

Wagyu and Carolina beets

The meat was flash frozen with nitrogen and seared to prevent overcooking, it had a very tender texture

>>6887205
So does this shit not fill you up? I get that they're small portions but still. Seems like a lot of food.
I remember you eating mcdonalds or something beforehand in the last thread.

I thought it was really cute they made the carrot puree drops look like wee carrots

apparently the purees are made in their centrifuge so they don't have to add anything to it

>>6887227

Making a puree in a centrifuge makes no sense

>>6887234
it does to meme chefs

>>6887174
It's cute, anon

>>6887110
is that a dota hoodie?

>>6887247
Its a lot of white space

Lime panna cotta with coconut


>>6887224
Fills me up nicely, I'm not stuffed at the end of the meal but I'm more than satisfied by the quantity of food

we got some mcd fries before alinea because bf got hungry and there was still a couple hours to the meal, i just posted the pic to rustle jimmies tbh

>>6887248
yep, it's the slowest maiden in Icewrack

I love your threads, Borneo. Thank you for making them! You restore my hope for this board. Kind of makes me sad to know that you're the only one who makes threads like this. But I'm glad you do so, and I'm glad you are able to enjoy some good quality food and share the experience of it.

>>6887258
>good quality food
lol it's pretentious dogfood

there was a milk crisp on top

>>6887234
I imagine you blend it then put it in the centrifuge containers

then after spinning you get the solids and liquid separated and you can do whatever you like with them, whereas with traditional methods of making puree you would need to add extra liquids and stuff to process it

>>6887258
I make these threads for you

>>6887270
Why not go for the 18 courses - only an extra $35 dollars each

Pecan pie

peach and rooibos tea sorbet on top, whipped cream, tiny mint leaf, pecan tuile and a pecan date pâte de fruit bar in dark chocolate

I can't impress on you guys how delicious this shit is

>>6887278
The bf is lactose intolerant so the 9 course meal was suggested as a better alternative

They have 7-8 people in the kitchen so they aren't very flexible with the dishes and dietary requirements

Apparently they got some raw vegan in once, they just told him to go somewhere else

since it was the bf's birthday dinner, we got a bonus blood orange sorbet and his had a little sparkler in it

>>6887295
>The bf is lactose intolerant so the 9 course meal was suggested as a better alternative
he should have just taken his enzyme tablets tbh

>>6887295
Im impressed they can offer 18 course menus with 8 people.

What kind of service charge/tip do you pay here?

Tipping culture is very different between US and UK. We typically tip around 10-12.5%, which applies in michelin restaurants as well.

>>6887300
>Birthday

Every time I go somewhere like this, I say its my birthday. Just drop it in to conversation. Always results in a freebie.

Some peach pâte de fruit to end the meal

>>6887306
holy crap i didn't know this was a thing, bless you
we only found out about his intolerance a couple weeks ago too

>>6887311
They had a computer system set up to streamline orders and keep track of shit, was pretty cool

I tipped around $20 although I'm not normally a tipper because Chef Anderson personally gave us a tour of the kitchen and it was really cool
The pastry chef also gave us the corner pieces of some stout jelly

>>6887318
Smart thinking

Oh, and we kept the oyster shells as a souvenir, they cleaned it and vacuum sealed it for us

perfect service and perfect food, 10/10 would definitely come back

I don't mean to sound like 'that guy', but none of this looks particularly appetizing aside from
>>6887227
..and even then it looks like more fat than meat, and its just making me depressed.
I hope its more comfy there than the pictures are conveying, because so far it looks pretty underwhelming.

Don't get me wrong here, I hope you had a great time and everything, but I can never justify ever going to one of these places where you pay premium for a smear and a couple dribbles of something on a plate.
Call me an uncultured pleb, but I just don't 'get' it.
Is it more about the 'experience' of fancy dining or what?

>>6887318
I would feel way too skeazy doing something like that.

>>6887333
>not normally a tipper

>>6887341
>looks like more fat than meat
Bruh the fat is the best part (the tender melty bits not the tough strips)

I don't think fine dining is for everyone since people have different tastes and preferences. I like the artistry, the work and thought as well as the taste that goes into a tasting menu. It's $135 for 9 courses of delicious food +extras and a nice night out so I don't think it's overpriced. We spent about 3 hours there, chatting and discussing the food while eating it. I suppose I'd liken it to going to a sports match or the opera. If it's your thing you would happily pay up to enjoy it once in a while other people would view it as a waste of money.

>>6887333
>I tipped around $20 although I'm not normally a tipper
>$600 dinner
>tour of kitchen from the chef, they vacuum packed oyster shells for souvenir items.


Oh shit, you've done it now Borneo. Was gratuity included on the bill or no?

>>6887393
yes

>>6887399
Cool, you're fine then.

>>6887393
>tipped 20 bucks on 600

Hope you didn't enjoy it too much because theres no chance you're welcome back

>>6887419
>>6887393
idc about tipping, i just do it cos it makes the bf happy

>>6887419
I bet it killed the jew bf to tip even that

>>6887419
The meal only costs $135 per person, $270 total notwithstanding gratuity. 600 is a number some butthurt waiter troll pulled out of their ass.

>>6887341
>but none of this looks particularly appetizing aside from
youre not wrong, half of it is fucking seafood, i thought this was a retarded version of long john silvers for a minute.

the later dishes looked okay, i wouldnt have went personally though, even if i did have cash to spare.

>>6887399
thanks for the sharing, nice thread ad usual...

i just read on eater.com that more and more high end restaurants in USA stop to ask for tipping... they expect a new trend in the industry ( at least in fine dining places)

>>6887427
If gratuity is included on your bill tipping isn't expected. I don't eat at higher end places but I've always assumed that they would include gratuity.

>>6887318
Fuck you.

>>6887444
Yeah, I think tipping is a retarded practice.

>>6887318
>Every time I go somewhere like this, I say that I am.a professional cook, Just drop it in to conversation. Always results in a freebie and drinks with colleges in the kitchen after the work, and a free blowjob from the waitress...

nice to be part of the industry sometimes

>>6887455
>the savage gook thinks cultured niceties are retarded
the hell you say

>>6887333
Is this $20 in addition to your rich boyfriend's tip, or did you guys actually tip $20 in total?

>>6887444
It makes sense for them to either automatically add gratuity or to just inflate the menu prices to a level reasonable enough to pay high end servers a wage much better than minimum. I'm fine with the tipping system personally since I have the freedom to adjust the price of my meal based on service. But higher end restaurants should always have good and highly trained service and in that setting tipping seems antiquated and low brow. Assuming the staff is good the meal price and all services should be all inclusive.

>>6887462
like in Europe you mean?

there is an article in the NY times from a former waiter from the Madison eleven ... funny to read...

>>6887465
I guess so, only for high end restaurants though. I think tipping system is fine for your average place.

>>6886947
OISTAHS

>>6887427
>idc about tipping

What's up with the influx of black people on 4chan?

>>6886937

I thought you were a britbong borneo

>>6887419
I never got why the amount of the tip should be calculated by how much the bill was.
Does any of that tip go to the chef who actually had to prepare the meal?
Why should a waiter who carries a plate get all the money. It doesn't matter what is on the plate they're still doing the same job but get paid more for something the kitchen staff worked for.

>>6887131
Grits = southern food version of polenta. I don't know why people look down on it so much.

>>6887170
It could still be morse code, just with really bad spacing.

>>6887608
Chefs at places like this make decent money. Waiters base pay is 2 bucks an hour. If you're really this clueless about how society works, then maybe do a little research before you venture out of mom's basement and make an ass of yourself in public.

>>6886995
this whole area used to be meat packing and warehouses. within the past 5-10 years all these big time restaurants started moving into these huge awesome looking spaces. this area is really nice now.

1. I thought you were gay

2. What were the oysters sitting on?

3. What did you eat for lunch that day?

>>6887110
>blogs on 4chan
>doesn't socialise much
Sounds about right

>>6886937
>Chicago
Die faggot

>>6887599
naw im from Borneo

>>6887613
I'd only seen my bf's version of grits before, the instant stuff that's just tasteless grey mush in the bowl

>>6888138
1. yes
2. rock salt
3. had a couple slices of deep dish pizza at Gino's

Ever notice how when we americans travel abroad we are expected to abide by a countries societal customs but when they come to America they unapologetically shit all over ours? In other words, tip your waiter or go the fuck back to Borneo you piece of trash.

that meal must've been like 2000+ calories

>>6888362
I'd be surprised if it was over 2500 calories.

>>6887258

>Kind of makes me sad to know that you're the only one who makes threads like this.

fuck off dude, there's OC everywhere and most people don't like taking pictures when they eat out, plus they're getting fucking hammered while they do it.

>>6890305
>most people don't like taking pictures when they eat out
This. Borneo is a low rent slob.

>>6887338

>Oh, and we kept the oyster shells as a souvenir, they cleaned it and vacuum sealed it for us

that's pretty fucking boss.

>>6887341

>Is it more about the 'experience' of fancy dining or what?

depends who you are, obviously. i go to fine dining places because i like the food they make and i'm interested in it as a cook too.

>>6888362

tasting menus usually do push that high yeah.

>>6890312
yeah, I have some cute little abalone shells too, they look nice on my shelf

>>6890305
alcohol is haram

forgot to mention i got the wine pairing for my bf, he loved it

>>6890324

that's what i meant, we get this OC at least in part because you're teetotal. when i go to fine dining places i get too hammered to really keep track of what i'm doing and too impatient to take photos of everything.

>>6890324
>Alcohol is haram
>Loves belly pork

Wut?

>>6890337
You get hammered when you go to fine dining restaurants? Aren't you cool.

>>6890370

almost everyone does. especially with a wine flight, you get an insane amount of booze and usually people don't eat all day in anticipation.

>>6890373
>almost everyone does
Thats not true. Id even suggest almost everyone doesn't
>especially with a wine flight
Its not an 'insane' amount of booze. Typically its 125 ml glass.
>People don't eat all day in anticipation
Youre clearly just guessing.

>>6890363
some gooks cant drink due to their weak genetics

>>6890380
Go be straight edge faggot somewhere else.

>>6890384
>hurr i get so drunk all the time
confirmed for underage

>>6890337
i take food pictures all the time, mostly for personal use
only a quarter of the pics i take make it onto /ck/

>>6890363
The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood.
Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.

>>6890380
i do eat minimally on the days i expect extraordinary meals

you're right about the wine volumes, the bf wasn't hammered, just tipsy

>open up /ck/
>spot some familiar architecture
>look up Moto
>see that it's literally two blocks away from where I used to live

I don't think the West Fulton Market has ever before been brought up on 4chan.

>>6890467
it's a pretty odd location for a restaurant haha

>>6890380

almost everyone does.

>Typically its 125 ml glass.

multiplied by a large amount of glasses.

>Youre clearly just guessing.

lol no. i've seen people run out of the fat duck to puke on the street.

>>6890399

>you're right about the wine volumes

you had half the menu and he might be a slow drinker. if you're getting a large scale menu with wine flight and you gulp it down, you get your glass refilled a couple of times on a few given courses, you can get through like at least a couple of bottles by yourself easily.

The portion sizes look too small, especially the pork belly. Even taking into account the number of courses. IDK though, did it feel like enough food?

I know that if your only objective is to fill your stomach you can do it for a few $'s, but it still feels like an insult if you leave a restaurant wanting more.


>>6887110
>i just wore a tank top and this shit

Is this some sort of sick joke?

>>6891006
>i've seen people run out of the fat duck to puke on the street.

No you haven't.

>>6887341
I actually agree with a "that guy" for once, I hope it tasted great because the pics convey poorly, they are all dark and muddied colors with the exception of the duckotash, not that you eat colors, but for how expensive that shit is it should look a little better, also am I the only one that thinks tasting menus are sort of stupid when you could just offer each dish ala carte, and people could mix and match what they want without your say in which order they should eat it? unless this place did that then disregard.

>>6891093

yes, i have. i remember when i first went there me and my ex were standing outside the toilet talking about how hammered we were. then next time when the tasting menu was made standard, some chick spat the purple pate de fruit on the tablecloth when she heard it was beetroot (even though it was actually orange) and bombed it out of there to blow chunks, they had to call a cab early. why are you so keen to act like fine dining is free of this shit? they fucking ply you with food and booze, you go to these places to be treated like a king. some people aren't used to that.

>>6891006
You haven't watched people run out of the Fat Duck to puke.

>>6891028
You don't get free refills on a wine flight. The more you talk, the more obvious it is you haven't got a clue

>>6891267

i didn't say they were free. they're bought by the bottle for large tables. you are trying way too hard buddy.

>>6891232
>some chick spat the purple pate de fruit on the tablecloth

Are you confusing The fat duck with Olive garden?

>>6891286

i've never been to an olive garden, i don't live in the US. stop being an ultraskeptic pleb.

>>6887620

>Chefs at places like this make decent money

The chefs might, but the other cooks probably still don't. I work at a 1 star restaurant in SF and I still get paid like shit.

>>6887620

hahahahhaahahahahahha

ha.

>>6886995
shit is hilarious
my brother used to live near a harolds chicken and some fancy chef bought the store next to it and put a restaurant in there
didnt even have a sign, just the address on the front. my brother told me old black men were always going into the upscale restaurant looking for food and kept getting the wrong door lel

>>6891304
>and I still get paid like shit.

Define shit. Give a number. Everyone thinks they should be paid more.

>>6891283
Sure thing Mr 'talking about how drunk we are by the toilet'.

>>6891089
It was plenty of food. The bf was stuffed and I was quite full. Not overstuffed, but well satisfied. I did want more of the duckotash though...

>>6891150
the lighting in the restaurant wasn't great for photographs and my phone is kinda shitty
the food looked fantastic and i thought the plating was really cute

i'd totally go for a mix n match tasting menu, but I think too much work goes into the dishes for them to be able to offer such flexibility

>>6891380
>the lighting in the restaurant wasn't great for photographs and my phone is kinda shitty

So why'd you take photos at all, nutstain?

>>6887620
Only in the US the waiters are paid below minimum wage and *need* tips to live. The minimum wage is low compared to cost of life, too.
In normal countries, employees are paid for their job by their employers and don't have to beg clients for a bonus.

>>6891394
because i can do whatever i want, dingleberry

>>6891364

is that supposed to be implausible?

>>6891325

chefs are legitimately paid like shit dude. even head chefs at great fucking restaurants can't expect to make much more than 40k

Go back to the rock place, slut.

>>6891552

a number

>>6891568
wat

>>6887120
What happened with your ex to split you apart?

>>6887613
because generally grits taste like nothing

polenta is seasoned, really more of a presentation issue

>>6894020
Pls respond, I'm curious.