One year wedding anniversary celebration at the Millennium

For those who don't know, I had my wedding reception at the Millennium Restaurant last summer and we were blown away by the food! (Check our my post on it - August 2008). So when it was time to make plans for our first wedding anniversary, it was obvious we were going back there to celebrate!

I made reservations 3 weeks in advance because they are always booked up on weekends. When we got to our table there was an envelop on the table with our names on it. We opened it up, and it was a gift certificate from my in-laws for a Taster's Choice Menu with wine pairings!! What an amazing gift, we were so thrilled. It was a bit too much food though.... lol

Here are some pictures

Little Gem Salad
(julienne carrots, toasted croutons, roasted garlic-ceaser vinaigrette)

Melon & Summer Greens salad
(shaved fennel & radish, candied cashews, mint, melon-cardamon-ginger vinaigrette)

I forget which kind of soup this was, but I can tell you it was great :)
flatbread with babaganoush, and something else (this wasn't on the menu)

Cornmeal Crusted Oyster Mushrooms
(sweet & spicy apple-pepper jam, shaved onion & radish salad)

Black Bean Torte
(whole wheat tortilla, caramelized plantain, smoky black bean puree, pumpkin-habenero papazul, cashew sour cream, watermelon salsa


Seared Potato-Scallion Cake
(yellow Indonesian curry, saute of neon eggplant, bok choy, mung bean sprouts & crispy tempeh, shaved green papaya & Asian aromatic salad, toasted peanut-chile sambal)

Pecan Crusted Tempeh
(peach-bourbon sauce, roasted red pepper & corn grits, collard greens with caramelized onion & fennel, dill & garlic pickled green beans)

French Fingerling Potato Roulade
(cremini mushroom duxelle filling, black pepper pastry crust, saffron scented gold tomato coulis, seared romano bean & sweet onion salad, truffled black pepper thyme oil)

Lobster Mushroom Risotto
(brick dough beggar's purse filled with savory creamed corn-pudding, vaquero bean, arugula & cherry tomato salad, vanilla-thyme oil)
chocolate mouse type cake, fresh figs and ice cream, plum crisp

We had a fantastic night, and we can't wait to go there again! If you live in the Bay Are and have not been to the Millennium, I highly recommend it. It is a great place for vegans AND non-vegans.

K