How do you represent the happiness that comes from seeing and catching up with wonderful friends over good wine & tasty food at a cool, new restaurant? Well, I decided to sum it all up with this photo of our collective glasses of wine. Generous pours of fine libations were just one of the many highlights at Travail, a little culinary adventure hide-away in Robbinsdale, MN. This place is unique in that the chefs are also the waitstaff and hosts. Everyone pitches in. The kitchen is all open so diners can see the action behind the scenes. The menu is deceptively simple yet refined and complex in the use of different flavors, textures and tones. I would highly recommend the dessert tasting menu -- chocolate peanut bars, sour cream ice cream w/ dried cherries and maple granola, lemon tart with brown butter dippin dots, Yuzu poached pears with hazelnut ice cream and Yuzu foam . . . oh my. Loved laughing with my friends. Great way to end a long work day. Rating = 7.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Travail
Happy photo experiment: Day 3
How do you represent the happiness that comes from seeing and catching up with wonderful friends over good wine & tasty food at a cool, new restaurant? Well, I decided to sum it all up with this photo of our collective glasses of wine. Generous pours of fine libations were just one of the many highlights at Travail, a little culinary adventure hide-away in Robbinsdale, MN. This place is unique in that the chefs are also the waitstaff and hosts. Everyone pitches in. The kitchen is all open so diners can see the action behind the scenes. The menu is deceptively simple yet refined and complex in the use of different flavors, textures and tones. I would highly recommend the dessert tasting menu -- chocolate peanut bars, sour cream ice cream w/ dried cherries and maple granola, lemon tart with brown butter dippin dots, Yuzu poached pears with hazelnut ice cream and Yuzu foam . . . oh my. Loved laughing with my friends. Great way to end a long work day. Rating = 7.
How do you represent the happiness that comes from seeing and catching up with wonderful friends over good wine & tasty food at a cool, new restaurant? Well, I decided to sum it all up with this photo of our collective glasses of wine. Generous pours of fine libations were just one of the many highlights at Travail, a little culinary adventure hide-away in Robbinsdale, MN. This place is unique in that the chefs are also the waitstaff and hosts. Everyone pitches in. The kitchen is all open so diners can see the action behind the scenes. The menu is deceptively simple yet refined and complex in the use of different flavors, textures and tones. I would highly recommend the dessert tasting menu -- chocolate peanut bars, sour cream ice cream w/ dried cherries and maple granola, lemon tart with brown butter dippin dots, Yuzu poached pears with hazelnut ice cream and Yuzu foam . . . oh my. Loved laughing with my friends. Great way to end a long work day. Rating = 7.
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Great concept that everyone pitches in at the restaurant, they must have a strong sense of teamwork.
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