What happens when the New York Times takes a group of second graders to one of the finest restaurants in Brooklyn? Awesomeness. From the Times:
One Saturday afternoon last month, six second graders from P.S. 295 in Brooklyn got a head start on the fine-dining life when they visited the acclaimed French restaurant Daniel. There, five waiters presented them with a seven-course tasting menu (after the trio of canap’s and an amuse-bouche, naturellement).
The meal was overseen by the star chef and eponym himself, Daniel Boulud, whose goal was, he says, ?for the children to really discover a lot of flavor, a lot of layers, a lot of texture.? These discoveries included Smoked Paprika Cured Hamachi (the ?most-foreign thing for them,? Boulud says), Crispy Japanese Snapper (?which they loved to see?) and Wagyu Beef Rib-Eye (?a big success?).
To capture the children’s reactions, the magazine asked Jeffrey Blitz, the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary ?Spellbound,? to make a video. The initiates seemed to enjoy the experience, but that isn’t to say they loved all those flavors and textures. At one point, after tasting a custom-made nonalcoholic cocktail, 7-year-old Chester Parish said: ?This is, like, the only good course. It’s yummy.?
The seven-course tasting menu would normally cost?$220 per person. This is what the kiddos ate:
- Maine Lobster Salad
- Smoked Paprika Cured Hamachi With Ossetra Caviar
- Crispy Japanese Snapper
- Wagyu Beef Rib-Eye
- Fraises et Coquelicots and Velours D’Abricot
- Lemon-Scented Madeleine
What a fun, amazing opportunity! I’m pretty provincial — I’d probably have reacted exactly as they did!
Watch the video below.
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