Tis the season for fancy food, apparently. Shamiq invited me to join him and some of the SJ Redditors to try out Le Papillon. Because what’s the point in waiting for special occasions?

Salmon Roe & Creme fraiche

Keeping my priorities straight, I got a picture of the dessert menu, but not the dinner menu. Good job me.

Chestnut dumplings with oats, and roasted squash. Delicious and very hearty.

Quail over some sort of grain, topped with a quail egg. I love quail.

Salsify soup with duck royale & truffle. Shamiq’s appetizer. He let me steal his truffle pieces.

 

Hamachi tartar with avocado, lemon and peasprout emulsion.

Noisettes of red deer with huckleberries, oyster mushrooms and a parsnip tart over in the back.

Sturgeon Wellington with Chanterelles and a potato mille-feuille over in the back. And some turnips in front, but they didn’t fit in the picture.

Carrot cake with sasin molasses, walnut streusel, and cream cheese ice cream.

Chocolate-coconut terrine with chocolate and crisp caramel. I found this dessert tasty, but too rich. Also, the chocolate completely dominated the coconut.

 

The last treat — raisin and almond… I’m not sure what. I think toffee is the right term.