Over the years I have seen Moto's food chemistry demonstrated on various Food Network programs and was very excited to see it for myself! We had the 20 course tasting menu that took 4 1/2 hours! Some were awesome; most were good; and a few were bad! Here is a sampling of my favorites:
SNOW MAN: tuna ceviche in tequila citrus sauce with salty lime foam snow man.
CLAM BAKE: corn, lobster, fresh herbs and gnocchi that looked like scallops
BASEBALL SNACKS: peanut crusted quail breast in cherry reduction. The Cracker Jack paper was edible and tasted like caramel and pineapple.
CIGAR WITH ASHTRAY: a Cuban sandwich of sorts wrapped up to look like a Cuban cigar. This is one I had heard rave reviews about, so my expectations were very high. I was a little disappointed. Not a ton of flavor, and the texture was awkward to me. Jason thought it was good though.
FOREST ROLL: duck and risotto made to look like a sushi roll. The "wasabi" is a pea.
DUCK & MOLE: This was a duck taquito with sour cream and mole sauce drizzled on the plate. If you were expecting a sweet cannoli drizzled in chocolate, it was a big surprise!
BANANA SPLIT: the three droppers were chocolate sauce, cherry juice and caramel sauce. This was delicious!
ACME BOMB: the wick of this truffle desserrt was marshmallow which was toasted as they lit it upon presentation. We were told to eat it in one bite since the inside was liquid. Also delicious!
THE MENU: this is a cracker with edible paper and ink. It was served on a bed of spinach pesto with parmesan cheese. We were given it first and snacked on it while we waited for the first course.
