Items I wish restaurants would retire for a while:
- butternut squash soup
- seared scallops
- creme brulee (trio/duo/flavored/whatever)
- multiple desserts on tasting menus (5 savory courses and 3 desserts may technically be an 8-course menu, but come on!)
- mignardises (does anyone eat them?)
- gougeres
Recurring preparations that I still enjoy as long as executed well:
- tuna tartare
- molten chocolate cake (frankly, most chocolate desserts tend to be clunky and too sweet, as though the fact of chocolate excuses all)
- salumi
- cheese course
- sweetbreads
Items that I love but rarely see executed well:
- chilled soups
- burrata
- braised short ribs
- poached eggs
- lobster
- bearnaise sauce
- ramen (really sad that I have to go to New York for this)
- burger
- coffee
- croissant/brioche
- duck breast
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