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CH1VE [CLOSED]

Posted February 22, 2006 at 12:52 pm

By: Joshua Lurie

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Date of Visit: February 4, 2006

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I wasn’t too big a fan of what happened outside CH1VE. [Think unavoidable $15 valet fee], but once we were within the Gaslamp restaurant’s chic confines, it was all good.
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In the rare nook where the decor wasn’t shimmery silver or stark white, there was unusual pottery. This was the best of the lot.
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Each table receives a dish of warm, sea salt-crusted dish of edamame. CH1VE isn’t especially Asian, but I wasn’t complaining. The edamame were delicious.
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Here’s one of the “Tastes,” Alaskan snow crab mac & cheese with panko crust and lemon truffle creme fraiche. Improbably, the dish wasn’t even heavy, but it was some of the best mac & cheese I’ve eaten.
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The double-cut pork chop was accompanied by white cheddar and pancetta bread pudding, spinach, and cranberry jus. Yes, it tasted as good as it looks.
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Even better was the duck two ways. In the top left corner is a pile of confit with spaghetti squash and pearl onions. Below is a sliced duck breast with savory black pepper spaetzle. The plate is painted with vanilla sage cinnamon gastrique. It was an incredible dish, and a veritable bargain at $23.
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Here’s a dish of rice pudding layered with faux Cocoa Krispies for texture and topped with creme brulee, with more faux Cocoa Krispies, cinnamon and powdered sugar dusting the plate.
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The better dessert was this molten chocolate cake with vanilla gelato and raspberry coulis.

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