Fried Octopus, Mint Gremolata, Garlic Hummus, Guanciale bits, Lemon Rounds, and Basil

by urdumbandsoareyou

21 Comments

  1. If you want to give the diner the option to add lemon, give them wedges. There is no good way to use a lemon round.

    Flavours sound pretty nice otherwise.

  2. BostonFartMachine on

    Sliced lemon like that is dumb and useless.

    If you’re going to do it anyway, take the seeds out.

    Were the guanciale bits rendered to order? They could be drained better either way so they’re not dripping excess grease all over an otherwise nice plate. A matte finish, black plate has to be *perfect* or it’ll show every imperfection and then some.

    Before putting anything like that on a plate rest it on a plating tray with a c-fold lining to blot up extraneous liquids you don’t want leaking onto the plate.

  3. Can’t fathom why your chef would insist on those unwieldy rounds and furthermore would love to hear the rationale behind the random mint.

  4. 2020DumpsterEnfermo on

    If you must use round lemon circles, maybe make a twisted lemon garnish. Make a single cut from the center to the edge of the slice. Twist one side of the cut slice forward and the other backward, using your fingers to create the spiral effect.

  5. The dish sounds nice. It presents as half finished.

    I know you’ve acknowledged it already, but those lemons are so dumb, you need to show your chef this thread. Just throw a fucking piece of Dino kale and some parsley on that plate and take us all the way back to plating in 1987.

    Most of my feedback has already been given, but this just bugs me so much cause just giving 10% more fucks and this could be a banger. Looks like chef is 86d fucks

  6. If I’m going to need a knife and fork then I really prefer my food on a plate. Bowls make it difficult to get in there and cut up the food and often aren’t stable.

  7. Sounds good but the lemon rounds gotta go. If you want some lemon flavor and acidity add some preserved lemon to your gremolata

  8. Looks like you forgot you were serving dinner halfway through and decided to start garnishing a pitcher of lemonade instead

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