Getting ready for Hongkong

We have a really exciting event coming up in Hongkong.
This is for the opening of K11 shopping centre and we are catering 6 courses of sweet and savories with undergrowth as the theme for the menu.

All the dishes will be paired with sound and light

Event Details: Ethic and aesthetic of undergrowth. Secret story of chocolate
Date: 25th – 26th September 2010
Venue: Hong Kong. K11 Shopping centre
Guests: 85

Proposed Menu
Canapes
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Genesis
Lemon explosion. Poprocks

Cotton Candy. Chocolate Seed

Course 1
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Underearth
Muscavado and chocolate sand
Chestnut microwave sponge. Chestnuts
Truffle valrhona chocolate ganache “roots”

Course 2
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Bark
Foie. Hibiscus. Quince. Tarragon
Chocolate branch (michel cluizel chocolate)

Course 3
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Soil
Beef cheek. Butternut squash puree. Beet chips. Quinoa
red/black caterpillar (mara des bois + liquorice)
Wild strawberries

Course 4
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Undergrowth
Mushrooms. Leaves. Braches. Bark. Ferns
chlorophyll
Espresso brulee, chicory glaze
“green pebbles” white chocolate basil
green grey moss

Course 5
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Flowers
Basil white chocolate
Passion fruit. Raspberry. Blueberries. Boysenberries
caramel yoghurt, raspberry croquant leaves
Lavender, bergamot marshmallows

The setting of the place.

Roots dance during the first course. Underearth.