![]() The bread was fluffy and toasted just right. The crunchy toppings were great too, adding extra flavor and texture. A perfect combination of liver mousse and maple syrup, quite tasty. I am not a big fan of liver-anything, but this one was much better than expected. The third course was Chicken Liver Mousse with maple syrup and milk bread. The General Tuome (funny name!) has nice balance of sweetness from honey and spicy-ness from chili pepper. And sauces were great too! Ranch has lots of garlic and herbs, with a bit yogurt-type flavor to bring all the flavors together. We each got one piece, and the chicken was cooked perfectly. The second course was Fried Chicken with general tuome’s honey and herb ranch sauce. ![]() A nice refreshing item to start off the course, kind of like a palate cleanser to prepare for the decadent food. Crunchy farro was great with the watermelon! Chef told us that it takes a long time to prepare the farro, which was cooked, dried and then fried. The first course was Watermelon & Ricotta, with farro and chrysanthemum. Watermelon was juicy and sweet with nice salty flavor to balance it out. It didn’t really have much of lychee flavor that I was looking for, which was disappointing. But, the small ice cubes kind of watered down the drink. I understand it is made with wine instead of liquor, so it makes sense that it wasn’t strong. It sounded really good, but it didn’t taste anything like I expected. We decided to get a cocktail, The Blushing Dragon Sangria, made with white wine, kina, lichee, and Thai basil. They had a small bar with a handful of tables, and then another smaller room to the left with more tables. The décor was mix of sleek, modern fixtures and reminiscence of the past with the red brick wall throughout the space. The inside was small, but cozy and welcoming. We enjoy Asian fusion food, so we were exited to try their dishes. Chef Chen served inventive American dishes mixed with Chinese cuisine he grew up with. ![]() This event was held at Tuome, eight course East Meets West Feast. So, this is more than just eating food at a restaurant, but you get to have the background story and its passion from the chef(s), eating 8- to 12- or more course brunch/dinner created specifically for Tasting Collectives. They close off the restaurants for the club, so we get to have the entire restaurant and chef(s) all to ourselves. Tasting Collective is a dining club for food lovers, and they offer brunch and dinner at great NYC restaurants. (You can read about the previous posts about Tasting Collective events here: and ). This is another awesome Tasting Collective dining club event we attended.
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