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karohemdMy parents took me to Alexander Herrmann's Restaurant (1 Michelin star) as a 40th bday treat. It's in a small, picturesque town called Wirsberg at the edge of the Frankenwald in an old, listed, tastefully restored building that used to be a (coaching) inn for generations.
We all chose the regional menu, six printed courses in my and dad's case while mum only opted for four. With that, we ordered a specifically chosen flight of wines, all from the Frankonia/Main region, a glass for each listed course (I sadly didn't write those down but there were a Riesling, a Frankonian Savougnon-Blanc, a white burgundy, a red Frankonian and a dessert wine). Everything was beautifully presented and was harmony personified.
First off were two amuse bouche, which I can't really remember (I really need to write things down), the first was a liver mousse and second a tiny pigeon soup (which I failed to take a photo of) with various bits and pieces. With the second amuse bouche they served little skewers with various "taste sensations", a little marshmallow (sweet), a sliver of granny smith apple (sour), a baked, pretzel like bit (salty) and something bitter (based on lemon peel, I think). The listed courses were as follows (German PDF here).
Warm, marinaded saibling (fish), crispy potato salad, a little basket of marinaded herbs, saibling tatar with sorrel and saibling caviar
Crispy roasted suckling pig, young celeriac (puree and crisps), baked apple with pumpkin seeds
Zander with chanterelle mushrooms, crispy zander skin, cannelloni of tomato and cucumber
Before the main course we had a yellow pepper and passionfruit sorbet, which was surprising in flavour and utterly superb.
Grilled veal fillet, hot mustard, sauteed heart of lettuce, "tatar in bread", quail's egg.
A selection of regional raw milk cheeses from the trolley. I really really wanted to try all of them but in the end opted for a hard blue cow's milk, a camemberg style one, a goat's and a washed rind cheese with lavender and other herbs. Certainly among the best cheeses I've ever tasted and no imported one in sight.
Almost forgot another extra: A chocolate guessing game: four squares of choc, from white to dark, flavoured with green pepper, cinnamon blossom, lilac curry and salted almond. Superb.
Elderflower-Lemon ice cream sitting on a crumble mix, souffleed peach
And finally, another unlisted item, a small creme brulee, served with a berry sorbet in a separate shot glass.
Each wine was distinct and perfectly matched to the relevant course.
At EUR 160 for six courses excluding wine not cheap but worth every cent (even if I would have had to pay)
The light from the window had almost failed in this last shot so the mixed light sources completely screwed up the white balance that even Lightroom couldn't correct.
We all chose the regional menu, six printed courses in my and dad's case while mum only opted for four. With that, we ordered a specifically chosen flight of wines, all from the Frankonia/Main region, a glass for each listed course (I sadly didn't write those down but there were a Riesling, a Frankonian Savougnon-Blanc, a white burgundy, a red Frankonian and a dessert wine). Everything was beautifully presented and was harmony personified.
First off were two amuse bouche, which I can't really remember (I really need to write things down), the first was a liver mousse and second a tiny pigeon soup (which I failed to take a photo of) with various bits and pieces. With the second amuse bouche they served little skewers with various "taste sensations", a little marshmallow (sweet), a sliver of granny smith apple (sour), a baked, pretzel like bit (salty) and something bitter (based on lemon peel, I think). The listed courses were as follows (German PDF here).
Warm, marinaded saibling (fish), crispy potato salad, a little basket of marinaded herbs, saibling tatar with sorrel and saibling caviar
Crispy roasted suckling pig, young celeriac (puree and crisps), baked apple with pumpkin seeds
Zander with chanterelle mushrooms, crispy zander skin, cannelloni of tomato and cucumber
Before the main course we had a yellow pepper and passionfruit sorbet, which was surprising in flavour and utterly superb.
Grilled veal fillet, hot mustard, sauteed heart of lettuce, "tatar in bread", quail's egg.
A selection of regional raw milk cheeses from the trolley. I really really wanted to try all of them but in the end opted for a hard blue cow's milk, a camemberg style one, a goat's and a washed rind cheese with lavender and other herbs. Certainly among the best cheeses I've ever tasted and no imported one in sight.
Almost forgot another extra: A chocolate guessing game: four squares of choc, from white to dark, flavoured with green pepper, cinnamon blossom, lilac curry and salted almond. Superb.
Elderflower-Lemon ice cream sitting on a crumble mix, souffleed peach
And finally, another unlisted item, a small creme brulee, served with a berry sorbet in a separate shot glass.
Each wine was distinct and perfectly matched to the relevant course.
At EUR 160 for six courses excluding wine not cheap but worth every cent (even if I would have had to pay)
The light from the window had almost failed in this last shot so the mixed light sources completely screwed up the white balance that even Lightroom couldn't correct.
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Date: 8/7/10 11:52 pm (UTC)The main dishes were superb in every way, both in execution and flavour balance and the little unlisted extras were the icing on the cake.
The yellow pepper and passion fruit sorbet was definitely the most surprising bit.
Our main server and sommeliere was cute and friendly and knowledgeable and we had this little booth to ourselves. It was a wonderful experience.
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Date: 9/7/10 07:24 am (UTC)OMG
Date: 13/7/10 11:29 pm (UTC)so..
*drools*
...delicious...
*drools*
ENVY!