My mom did most of the writing, but I managed to get honey-roasted crust all over the forms before handing them to the nurse.
The du Roures serve a Mediterranean-inspired menu, such as baby Vermont lamb served with roasted shallots and thyme; whole daurade roasted in a salt crust with herbed olive oil and chickpea "Panisses"; and lemon-mascarpone shortcake with candied fennel and blood oranges.
It's just a lovely, tender cut of meat roasted in a mustardy crust and garnished with broccoli and cauliflower.
The saddle, roasted, has a gremolata crust; the shoulder, braised, is shredded and mixed with dried apricots and pistachios.
The veal is roasted with a moist crust made of bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and a wallop of rosemary.
More dramatic is striped bass roasted in a thick crust of salt mixed with crushed green tea leaves.
The tambaqui ribs (yes, fish ribs, and a similar size to pork ribs) are served grilled (£29) or with a Brazil nut crust and roasted bananas (£25).
A basic chophouse menu offers playful twists of its own, like prime rib roasted in a salt crust and house-smoked fish.
For dessert, there is the light-textured, richly flavored coffee semifreddo; the excellent hazelnut-biscotti gelato; or a dessert pizza, which combined that lovely crust with roasted apples and mascarpone.
All visually arrest, such as the still-juicy black cod roasted in a salt crust with green tea leaf, and a creamy white sesame tofu sprinkled with powdered green tea and a thin gilt strip.
Yet aside from the peculiarity of a lightly dressed salad resting in the middle of a whole wheat crust, the roasted fig proved a savory success, with the earthy accents of the walnuts playing off the salty bite of blue cheese, and the sweet, grapy elements of balsamic and honey tempering the bitterness of the greens.
