We're talking about meals that feature everything from homespun favorites like meatloaf and fish and chips to sophisticated fare like steamed vegetable dumplings and cedar-planked salmon.
The result, he said, is "the most sophisticated flavor on the vegetables, and it beats blanching them and shocking them".
His sauces are sophisticated, featuring classic reductions and fruits, vegetables and unexpected herbs.
The somewhat pricey one-page menu devised by the chef, Steven Cameron, is sophisticated yet elemental, strong on seafood, vegetables and global flavors.
Blue, Surf City A one-page menu at Blue, a seasonal haven at the beach created by two surfing buddies, Todd Rodgers and Bruno Pouget, is sophisticated yet elemental, strong on seafood, vegetables and global flavors.
On one vegetable farm I visited, a sophisticated harvesting machine pulled up row upon row of perfect carrots by their tops, gathering hundreds of vegetables every minute.
Dinner might be a sophisticated fricassee of langoustines, lobster and scallops with baby vegetables, or a fillet of Angus beef in red wine jus.
Another opener has to be the most sophisticated baby dish in town: a cup made of taro root containing tiny vegetables and covered with crisp phyllo.
"Within the region, the cuisine of the urban coast noted for its sophisticated seafood dishes is clearly distinguishable from that of the farming interior, rich in vegetables and legumes".
The lofty space is a perfect backdrop for a creative fine dining menu that taps unusual garden fresh herbs and vegetables (from African blue basil to mashua leaf) and one of the most sophisticated wine lists in the city.
