Tasting Dinner at Andaz West Hollywood
Posted on Aug 06, 2009 under Archives | No Comment
Andaz West Hollywood
Last night I attended a tasting menu at the RH restaurant at the Andaz West Hollywood. We arrived and had a quick look at the modern open kitchen – even the fridges are see through.
Open kitchen
Veggies in open fridge
Chef Sebastien Archambault was cooking up our meal with his sous chefs.
Chef Sebastien Archambault
Big Risotto Pot
We took a quick tour of the hotel where each room faces the Sunset Strip or the Hollywood Hills. Some rooms feature a sunny sitting area that overlooks the strip.
Room
View from sunny sitting area
We also travelled upstairs to view the highest rooftop swimming pool in LA, with great views of the strip.
rooftop pool
Back at RH, the resort’s signature restaurant named in homage to the Hyatt’s old “Riot House” party days, we gathered to begin tasting some of the yummy food.
writers ready for dinner
Our table was next to the open wine cellar, housing dozens of reds and whites.
Open wine cellar
We started with some delicious appetizers, including a heirloom tomato salad with cabecou goat cheese.
Heirloom Tomato Salad
We also enjoyed a nice shrimp ceviche with avocado, jalapeno and tomato.
shrimp ceviche
We also had sweetbread and morels puff pastry with shallot and madiera wine sauce, a foie gras terrine and a perigourdine poached egg with mushrooms, foie gras and summer truffles.
Sweetbread and morels puff pastry
Foie gras terrine
Perigourdine Poached Egg
We also ordered entrees off of the menu. I had the slow braised beef check with button mushrooms and rainbow carrots.
Braised beef Cheek
Other entrees included a 12-hour cooked boneless suckling pig with raosted apricots, the signature burger with foie gras and morels and truffled triple fried French Fries, and a seared wild salmon with potatoes and green beans, and chicken breast with white corn and a pineau wine sauce.
Suckling pig
RH angus beef burger
Seared wild salmon
Triple fried truffle french fries
braised petaluma chicken breast
We also enjoyed some delicious desserts.
The bar area caters to a young trendy crowd, but my favorite area was the nice banquet table areas overlooking the strip. Here you can enjoy a nice cocktail in an intimate environment and enjoy great views of Sunset Boulevard.
Andaz Hotel and RH restaurant
8401 Sunset Boulevard
323/656-1234