Sunday, October 26, 2008
China Gate's Crab Cheese
Before heading off to the Michigan vs. Michigan State Football game, an event not worth blogging about, Reena and I stopped at China Gate to pick an order of crab cheese (a/k/a crab rangoons). Rumor has it that the crab cheese at China Gate is made with Velveeta cheese. Whether that is true or not, the crab cheese at China Gate is my favorite food in the world. I would eat these little appetizers over anything else!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Opus One
On October 17, 2008, Reena and I went to Opus One to celebrate her birthday. Reena started with a Bibb Salad with Roquefort Dressing. The salad was deconstructed so Reena had to mix the lettuce, eggs, bacon and other ingredients together. The bacon on the salad was the best part. it was a whole piece of bacon, wrapped tightly into a spiral. Reena thought that it was one of the best salads she had ever had. I wasn't surprised to hear it, because when I last went to Opus One, with my dad many years ago, the crispy chicken salad I ate was, and still is, the best salad I've ever eaten.
For dinner I had The Shrimp Helene: a quintet of jumbo shrimp baked in a crispy filo pastry. The five shrimp were presented with a green onion bow tying them together. Reena ordered the seared sea scallops wrapped in bacon. Since Reena already had bacon with her salad, she let me steal some of the bacon for my shrimp! Scallops are Reena's favorite delicacy; she was not disappointed by what she ordered. However, the Scallops cooked in a tarragon butter sauce that she ate at Cafe Pacific in Dallas, Texas, remain her all time favorite.
The Shrimp Helene also came with a potato gratin molded into a round cake. Reena's scallops came with a side of potatoes and onions in a tomato and pepper sauce, which, along with the scallops, sat atop a yellow and a red sauce.
Everything that we ate was cooked to perfection. The staff at Opus One paid attention to detail and Reena was most impressed with the presentation of the entrees. Opus One is surely one of the finest restaurants in Detroit. The service is attentive, the decor is luxurious, and there is even a live piano player to give the restaurant a high class atmosphere. All in all, if you go to this restaurant, you will feel like you are in a five star restaurant.
Since it was Reena's birthday, a free desert was provided. We thought it would be cake, but it turned out to be a big block of chocolate with the Opus One logo. It was okay, but not on par with the rest of the meal.
Opus One is pricy, but it was worth a visit on this special day.
For dinner I had The Shrimp Helene: a quintet of jumbo shrimp baked in a crispy filo pastry. The five shrimp were presented with a green onion bow tying them together. Reena ordered the seared sea scallops wrapped in bacon. Since Reena already had bacon with her salad, she let me steal some of the bacon for my shrimp! Scallops are Reena's favorite delicacy; she was not disappointed by what she ordered. However, the Scallops cooked in a tarragon butter sauce that she ate at Cafe Pacific in Dallas, Texas, remain her all time favorite.
The Shrimp Helene also came with a potato gratin molded into a round cake. Reena's scallops came with a side of potatoes and onions in a tomato and pepper sauce, which, along with the scallops, sat atop a yellow and a red sauce.
Everything that we ate was cooked to perfection. The staff at Opus One paid attention to detail and Reena was most impressed with the presentation of the entrees. Opus One is surely one of the finest restaurants in Detroit. The service is attentive, the decor is luxurious, and there is even a live piano player to give the restaurant a high class atmosphere. All in all, if you go to this restaurant, you will feel like you are in a five star restaurant.
Since it was Reena's birthday, a free desert was provided. We thought it would be cake, but it turned out to be a big block of chocolate with the Opus One logo. It was okay, but not on par with the rest of the meal.
Opus One is pricy, but it was worth a visit on this special day.
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