Petrossian [3 & 4]

Visits #3 and #4 to Petrossian Restaurant, West Hollywood 

12/12/09 Dinner with Peter, Kevin and Sarah:

Wild mushroom cappuccino, with braised chestnuts and truffles

Caviar OF COURSE!

Crispy Shrimp “Papillotte”: Passion fruit, chili ginger sauce

Beef Short Ribs Raviolo: Wild mushroom, roasted tomatoes, olives

Braised Pork Belly, Soft Polenta and Caramelized Onion

2006 Walter Hansel Pinot Noir. One of the lovely bottles of wine that Kevin brought to share at dinner! Petrossian Restaurant 12/12/09

We also shared Napoléon Tartare: Hand sliced steak tartare with layer of caviar

11/30/09 Petrossian Industry Night 2.0

Chef Ben Bailly was kind enough to invite L.A. food bloggers to Petrossian’s “Industry Night”, a special evening just for folks in the food industry (including chefs, servers and bartenders). Low cost drinks included $3 beer, $5 wine, and my favorite, the $7 hibiscus champagne. It was simply a fun evening chatting with friends old and new, and the best part was the selection of FREE delicious appetizers! 

Borscht and Gazpacho soup

Manager Chris, Chef Ben Bailly. Borscht and Gazpacho soup, Salmon Rillette

Bacon-wrapped apricots and dates

Butternut Squash Soup with Pecans

Sliders were awesome! (Pork Belly Slider with Carmelized Onions not shown)

Hibiscus Champagne Cocktail

Lisa, myself and Hanh having fun at Industry night!

Petrossian
321 North Robertson Boulevard
(one block north of Beverly Boulevard)
West Hollywood, CA 90048
(310) 271-0576

Website

Coming soon to Petrossian: Caviar Tastings For Two offers a tasting of Petrossian’s finest caviar, hosted by one of Petrossian’s caviar experts. Learn the story behind Petrossian Caviar, then enjoy a prix fixe dinner.” more info

Petrossian visits #1 and #2

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Lisa’s website

Hanh’s website

Petrossian [1 & 2]

Petrossian Restaurant has been on my “to do” list for quite a while, and thanks to the money-saving motivation of “Dine LA Restaurant Week”, I finally got my first taste a few days ago.

Dinner was just $44 for three courses (each), but Peter and I ended up trying a few more dishes (compliments of manager Christopher Klapp and chef Benjamin Bailly). In the end we shared NINE courses (dessert included) and a lovely bottle of Malbec that our server recommended.

When chef Bailly first came to our table, I mistakenly thought he was another young server. At just 27 years old, he’s been running Petrossian’s kitchen for the past six months.

His previous jobs included: Sous Chef at L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas, Chef de Partie at Robuchon Paris, and Commis de Cuisine in the Monaco Robuchon outpost. Now I have to say, that is some serious kitchen experience supporting this French chef’s sculpted and gorgeous face!

After our fantastic meal, Chef Bailly took us on a tour of the kitchen, then a quick browse through the gourmet boutique where we met his equally gorgeous girlfriend, Anna. It turns out it was the chef’s night off, and he came in specifically to say hello.

Did I mention that he’s not only talented and handsome, but generous and sweet too?

What we ate:

Foie Gras Salad - Haricots verts, toasted walnut, truffle vinaigrette
(On Dine LA Menu: Appetizer)

Black Truffle Mac & Cheese - Orrechiette, bacon, parmesan
(On Dine LA Menu: Appetizer)

Braised Short Ribs – Yukon gold mashed potato, burgundy sauce
(On Dine LA Menu: Entree)

Napoleon Tartare – Hand sliced steak tartare with layer of caviar
(On Dine LA Menu: Entree)

Foie Gras Creme Brulée (so good we scraped the bowl)

Sautéed Calamari: Spanish chorizo, artichokes, preserved lemon $14 
Blinis & Caviar, Transmontanus caviar, Salmon roe $18

Vanilla Panna Cotta, White Peach Espuma
Sicilian Pistachio Creme Brulée
(Both on Dine LA Menu: Dessert)

Boutique: They not only sell the world’s best caviar but also smoked fish, foie gras, truffles, chocolates, candies and much more. We went home with a box of sweets and a hankering to return to Petrossian very soon!

Update: Visit #2 to Petrossian on 10/12/09 I loved it so much I gathered a group to eat there a few days later!

Truffle Butter (I had to eat some with a spoon!) Visit #2

Chilled Soups: Cantaloupe and Borsht. Visit #2 

Seared Scallops, Butternut squash, Bacon Emulsion. Visit #2

Our table’s order of Napoléon Tartare (hand sliced steak tartare with layer of caviar). Visit #2

Crispy Shrimp “papillotte” with Passion fruit, sweet chilli ginger sauce. Visit #2 (I could have eaten TEN of these!)

Petrossian Roe Sampler: Caviar, trout, salmon roe served with blinis and crème fraiche (and yes, we were all photographing the food!) Visit #2

Dine LA Restaurant Week

Petrossian
321 North Robertson Boulevard
(one block north of Beverly Boulevard)
West Hollywood, CA 90048
(310) 271-0576

Website

Dining Date: 10/6/09

Petrossian visits #3 & #4

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