Personalised menus created by Chef Ando provide Japanese seasonal flavours in “real time”
Chef de Cuisine
Takashi Ando of Jumeirah at Etihad Towers’ signature Japanese restaurant Tori
No Su, raises personalized dining in the United Arab Emirates to new heights
with the launch of traditional “omakase”, or “leave it up to the chef” dining
experiences. Omakase haute cuisine comes in a range of options from guests
having uniquely tailored menu items for those that arrive unannounced on the
day, to special off-menu creations for those providing three days’ notice.
Additionally, on the third Friday of every month, Chef Ando will open his
Chef’s table to twelve persons for a monthly gourmet sensation, whereby Japan’s
freshest seasonal produce of the day are especially flown in directly from
Japan just for the occasion. Meticulously selected beverage pairing is also an
option with each course.
Says
Chef Ando: “There is no greater joy for a Japanese chef than to provide guests
with omakase dining experiences. Each menu is completely unique and
personalized. Japanese cuisine is all about freshness, the natural integrity of
each ingredient, taste and the visual beauty of each element. It’s about
respecting each ingredient so that it can be savoured at its absolute zenith,
and this can only be truly and successfully achieved with a deep appreciation
of its seasonality. Bringing such ingredients at their best directly from Japan
ensures authenticity of flavour and a personal gourmet journey directly to
Japan, in gastronomic “real time”, without leaving Abu Dhabi.”
Same
day omakase dining is available to all whereby Chef Ando and his culinary team
will create a personalized degustation menu from menu items with small
adaptations and unique arrangements, and are available in two price points of
AED 400 and AED 600 per person.
For
individuals and groups providing a minimum of three days’ notice, a
personalized degustation menu will be created. Two options will be available:
one at AED 400 and a second at AED 600 per person.
Monthly
Chef’s Table dining is available each third Friday of every month and open to
the first twelve persons who secure their booking. Ingredients and seasonal
produce is sourced directly from Japan just for the experience, with Chef Ando
creating a one-of-a-kind degustation menu centred on that particular month’s
seasonal produce. The dining experience comes with the option for traditional
Japanese beverage pairing, as well as an original copy of the personalized menu
signed by Chef Ando in Japanese. An English translated copy of the menu is also
provided. The monthly Chef’s Table starts from AED 600 per person and is
strictly limited to a maximum of twelve persons.
The
evening of October 18th, 2013 will see the launch of the first kaiseki Chef’s
Table and feature: a bonito salad for the sakizuke course; grilled eggplant
with miso, tilefish yuan yami roasted pumpkin, grilled mackerel, deep-fried
maitake mushroom for the yakihassun course; tuna toro, halibut, yellowtail
shashimi with roasted bonito and yuzu kosho for the tsukuri course; simmered
autumn eggplant, prawn and confit duck and wasabi for the nimono course;
matsukake mushroom sea urchin and bonito sushi for the aizakana course;
mackerel and mushroom with pirikara amazu ankake for the tomezakana course;
mushroom kamameshi, braised tuna and miso soup for the shokuji course, and
finish with kuzukiri with raspberry coconut milk soup for dessert.
To
further promote the art of Japanese cuisine and keep all foodies up to date
with the latest in Japanese seasonality, Chef Ando, through Jumeirah at Etihad
Towers’ twitter and facebook pages, will provide monthly updates on the
“omakase” core seasonal ingredients to be savoured at Tori No Su restaurant
each month.
October’s
hero ingredient will be Japanese mushrooms with the special monthly menu
featuring such delicacies as: mushroom and eggplant “teppan style” with sesame
sauce; tempura mushroom; mushroom and duck oroshi soba or udon; and kinoko
wagyu donburi with shichimi yami sauce to name a few.
To
follow Jumeirah at Etihad Towers and receive Chef Ando’s seasonal updates:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JEtihadtowers
For
further information, enquiries and bookings for dining at Jumeirah at Etihad
Towers contact:
Tel:
+971 2 811 5666
Fax:
+971 2 811 5588
E-mail:
JADrestaurants@jumeirah.com
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