For all of you who watch "Top Chef," Stefan from Season 5 just opened his own restaurant, Stefan's at LA Farm in Santa Monica, California. Our friend Mr. Chen found out about the restaurant, and being a "Top Chef" fan himself (although he did accuse me of being "gay" when I recommended the show!), he immediately booked a reservation. So while Mr. Chen did do everything right -- send out an email inviting his friends to dine with him, get a final head count, and make a reservation -- Mr. Chen chose for our reservation the only night that Stefan has taken off from work. Our server told us that Stefan has been at the restaurant every day and every night for every single day of the past 2 months. Except tonight. Good job, Mr. Chen!
The restaurant is beautiful, with a great ambiance. The food was good but not exceptional. (I expected AMAZING!) The small plates on the menu are REALLY small. I ordered the oyster with absinthe jello as an appetizer. It should be called an amuse-bouche. Then I wouldn't have been disappointed. Because it was one oyster. Really. Just one. For $3. But it really was yummy. Too bad it was just one.
The green square on top? That's the absinthe jello.
Malcolm ordered the Like a Big Mac burger for his appetizer.
Looks delicious, doesn't it? Let me give you a size reference:
Our waitress told Malcolm that the burger was good for 3 bites. I think Malcolm could've shoved it up his one nostril. Which thankfully he didn't. Malcolm was on his best behavior and took 2 bites to eat it. Tasty, but small.
Some of the other small plates ordered were tater tots, lobster bisque, white fish, and something else? Jeanne and Adrienne both ordered salad with rabbit. But I was sad about Thumper so I didn't take a picture of it.
To commemorate our Top Chef dinner, we took couple group pictures in and in front of the restaurant. As always, good friends and food make a great ending to the weekend.
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