Orchard Street | iwillmakeualist

I’m not sure if I will make it to in de wulf before they shutter at the end of the year so what a fantastic opportunity to have Kobe Desramualts’ food at this collaboration dinner with Contra. Definitely a longer menu than I was expecting and while the pacing wasn’t the best, it was actually better than I expect at any event where there rhythm of the kitchen is vastly disrupted. It seems so predictable to be my favorite course, but I could have eaten 4 more of the kerremelkstampers. I hope that Contra keeps doing these!

snails
beetroot, sloeberry yogurt

sea urchin, carrot, husk cherry
kohlrabi, scallop, green strawberry

mussel broth, charcoal roasted vegetables
kerremelkstampers, caviar

monkfish, celeriac, liver

red kuri squash, crab, egg yolk

lobster and homemade butter

persimmon, tangerines, bourbon

chocolate, sunchoke, beer

I really wasn’t expecting much from Wildair. Sure I have very much enjoyed Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske’s Contra a few steps away. But at most I was hoping for a solid go-to stop before shows at Rockwood Music Hall. While waiting for my friend to arrive I ordered the cheese selection which was unremarkable and so I continued to think this meal would be just ok. But when the rest of our dishes started arriving I was completely surprised by just how good they were. We loved the spicy tuna so much that we reordered it as dessert and I can count on one hand the number of things I have ever reordered at the same meal. Its so much fun to have no expectations and be completely blown away.

Selection of cheeses

Summer squash, ricotta, purslane

Scallop crudo, kale, cucumber, ruby red
Beef tartare, smoked cheddar, chestnut
Georgia white shrimp, celery, cilantro
Spicy tuna, scallion, tomatoes