Highlights: It's been exactly 2 years since I dined at Restaurant Kevin Taylor again for restaurant week. The amuse bouche of rock shrimp with green curry and apples was refreshingly light and the curry flavor was subtle. The pork belly was braised then pan fried to add a layer of crispiness. It was incredibly tender and melted in my mouth and i'm pretty sure it clogged a major artery in the process. The ginger carrot butter sauce under the seared scallops was rich and delicious. Creme brulee is never that exciting to me but Kevin Taylor's version was creamy and a had perfectly balanced sweetness.
Second Thoughts: Chocolate is pretty hard to mess up but the flourless chocolate torte was like a brick.
Plate Score: 8
Fuel Cafe DRW-Menu
Located in the Rino district (aka the middle of no where off brighton and 31st), Fuel cafe has been on my list of places to try since I first moved to denver. A top 10 best new restaurant in 2007, this place reminded me of rootdown with ikea style furniture.
Highlights: The celery root puree underneath the behemoth of a trout (see below) was smooth with a delicious buttery finish. That's it.....
Second Thoughts: When we arrived we were informed that for $52.80, we each got an entree but had to share an appetizer and the dessert. Not sure who's fault this is (DRW website or a sneaky fuel cafe) but strike one for false advertising.
The goat cheese caramelle (above) were like sealed cannelonis (described by our waitress as wrapped candies) with a red wine reduction sauce and an interesting use of grapes in a savory dish. This wasn't necessarily the best dish but it gets points for creativity.
The blue cheese biscuits were not what we expected, i'm disappointed we didn't get a picture to help prove my point. Instead of getting a southern style biscuit with blue cheese and proscuitto baked into something light and fluffy, we were given what was essentially a cheese plate. Strike two for false advertising. The small plate had four mini croissant like pastries, shaved proscuitto, a few non spicy cousins of the jalepeno and a hunk of bonrus cheese which upon further research is not even blue cheese! I'll admit that it was good when you built your own mini sandwich with the saltiness from the meat and the creaminess from the cheese, but hello!?!!?! you advertised for blue cheese biscuits.
I am not a fan of FALSE ADVERTISING
Plate Score: 6
