This post is a bit late since I've been busy settling into my new life in NYC and have also been pretty lazy during my free time (... guilty). However, I wanted to share about one of my most amazing culinary experiences, which happened to take place while we were in Athens a few weeks back. I had booked a table for two at Funky Gourmet, a two Michelin-starred restaurant about a month in advance, and had been looking forward to it every single day. Not only was the location and ambiance of the place extremely tranquil and romantic, we had the most perfect view of the sunset as we progressed through each course.
The restaurant offers three tasting menu options, with the third one being a more affordable, prix-fixe type menu. We decided to go for the second menu, which offered thirteen courses - only three fewer courses than the first menu, but almost 30 Euro less in price. Though each course was relatively small, they portioned it perfectly so that we were extremely satisfied by the time we entered the dessert courses. It was also such a fun experience - we dipped sashimi into broth shabu shabu style, ate a lamb chop with our hands, and had sorbet that tasted like every single flavor in a greek salad. It was worth every Euro... hope to have the opportunity to visit again one day!
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| Our menu and an amuse bouche - tasted a lot like a mojita granita |
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| Top: Bottarga with white chocolate, which was like a salty slice of dried roe with hazelnut spread underneath Bottom: Salsify (type of root, deep-fried) in a fish roe "soil"; Pastitsio, tiny Greek lasagna |
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| Top: "Bread and butter" - Coulouri bagels with Cretan buttermilk spread Bottom: Fish soup shabu shabu with fresh local sashimi |
