Feast: Tomatonista 2011

Our very first, Tomatonista. Even though I have paid more for a meal than the Tomatonista dinner at Manresa, I have never attended one; but the idea is so great that Liam Dempsey and I have collaborated for years with his home grown tomatoes. Here is our first dinner. 

Amuse: Smoked White Fish with Tomato Curd on Roquefort Shortbread Cracker
Drink: Gin and Tomato Tonic

1st Course: Barely Cooked Tomato Soup with Parmesan Frico. 
Wine: Ballentine Chenin Blanc 11

2nd Course: Tomato Salad on Corn Pudding (tomatoes 6 ways [tear drop tomatoes pickled, roasted cherry tomato, marinated cherry tomato, candied orange tomatoes, sliced yellow heirloom and German green tomato])
Wine: Ballentine Frizzante 12

3rd Course: Shrimp with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce with Dried Tomatoes and Fried Shallots
Wine: Goldeneye Pinot Noir 2010

4th Course: Cod with Anchovy Brad Creams and Roasted Tomato and Vegetable Sauce
Wine: Baywood Pinot Noir 09

5th Course: Pork Ribs with Tomato Honey Glaze and Bitter Green Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
Wine: Baywood Syrah 07

Intermezzo: Strawberry and Tomato Granita

6th Course: Tomato Tarte Tatin with Basil Granola and Sour Cream Ice Cream
Wine: Black Stallion Muscat 09