My dream is to go on a romantic date at Impressions, like this couple on the left who looked
longingly into each other's eyes all night, and the couple in the middle who fed each other food.
Actually, my dream is to have someone feed me food all night and admire me and tell me
how perfect and, most importantly, how thin I am.
But every time I dine there, it is with family and it is very unromantic. See here, here, and here.
And nobody ever tells me how thin I am even if I offer to pay them millions to say it! Lol!
Last Tuesday's dinner was to celebrate Florence's 24th birthday. Her theme was The Great Gatsby.
Our Birthday Girl
Her sisters Frances and Felisse
Achi Donna and Ton
Princess and Steve
Benjie and Jamie
Nikko and Dianne
The Boys
The Big Boys
Our Mothers and Their Mother
Florence chose two different menus so we could try more dishes. I am so happy she granted my
special request to include my Impressions favorites: Tartine Iodee, Roasted Lamb Rack, and
Tentation du Chocolat. Actually, it wasn't a very gentle request. I gave her strict instructions.
The breads were fantastic as always. I had to stop myself after the second baguette.
Amuse Bouche
So thrilled to see Chef Cyrille personally attending to our food. With him in the kitchen,
there is a guarantee of heaven on our plates. :)
Tartine Iodee of Sea Urchin, Scallop and Oyster, Assorted Cress with Sea Urchin Parfait in
Cucumber. The fresh, briny, creamy, exquisite taste of the whole ocean on a toast.
The best of the best!
Carpaccio of Crusted Lamb Loin with Truffle Honey and Goat Cheese, Arugula Salad.
Gamey, earthy, peppery, creamy, sweet and tangy, this was another winner.
The soups are poured tableside. Don't eat the scallop just yet!
Seared Scallops, Crispy Chicken Skin, Bonito Broth Consomme with Miso Vaporized Oyster.
The simple-looking clear broth packed intense flavors.
Green Pea Mousseline, Creamy Chanterelle Broth.
So earthy and velvety, I say this is THE mushroom soup of all mushroom soups. Must order!
Roasted Duck Breast, Duck Liver Tourte, Fricassee of Seasoned Mushrooms and Vegetables,
Orange Sauce
Fresh Herbs Roasted Lamb Rack, Lamb Shoulder Confit coated with Pistachio
and Dried Apricot, Green Pea Tortellini of Goat Cheese, Sauteed Romaine Salad,
Mustard Seed Lamb Jus. I don't know how it's possible, but my favorite entree
at Impressions tasted even better than I remembered!
Bravo, my favorite French chef in Manila!!! :)
Chilean Red
And presenting my special dessert request - The Tentation du Chocolat...
OOOPS!!! SORRY, NICOLE!!!
My "Seven Deadly Sins" dessert was all melted when I returned to my seat.
I was busy doing this.
Ahahahahahahahahaha!!! :P
It was a delicious mess. To see how it is supposed to look like, please click here.
The evening's revelation came in the form of this dessert. Crispy Apple, Heart of Salted Caramel,
Creme Anglaise, White Chocolate Sauce, Vanilla and Salted Caramel Ice Cream.
I am not a fan of fruit desserts, but man, this apple-salted caramel number almost brought
me to tears. I ate more than my share before I passed what's left of it to Frances.
This is Nicole Server, the very young and talented creator of the
wonderful desserts at Impressions.
Mignardises
Of course, it is not a Fatterside birthday if we didn't have more than three cakes
Clockwise from top left: Roshan's Jamocha Fudge Walnut Torte, M Cafe Impossible Cake,
Impressions Chocolate Mousse Cake, Roshan's Good Ol' Fashioned Chocolate Cake,
Nikko's "The Flamboyance", Roshan's Green Tea Belgian White Chocolate Torte,
and Goldilocks Ube Mango Cake
My cousin Nikko is getting better and better at this, don't you think? :)
Under the beautiful vanilla buttercream is a lemon sponge cake.
Birthday giveaways: Gatsby oil blotter and Gatsby hair gel. Lol! :D
Hi to the very nice and thoughtful Dr. and Mrs. Ramos who were also dining at Impressions that
evening. They enjoyed their meal at Shaw's Crab House in Chicago (yay!!!) and wanted to
thank me for writing about it. It's always a treat to meet fellow food lovers! :)
Happy Happy Birthday, Flory!!!
I really enjoy eating at Impressions with my family, but the next time I come here, I promise it will be with a date.
And I promise he will be as bloody sexy as this steak!
Impressions: 3rd Floor, Maxims Tower, Resorts World Manila, Newport Boulevard, Newport City, Pasay.
Tel: +632 908 8883