The Kitchen Restaurant

We were surprised with the most amazing wedding gift from my dear sister, Lauren and her husband Mike...a gift certificate to a restaurant here in Sacramento that we had been dying to go to and never really thought we'd be able to go. The Kitchen Restaurant. It's been rated in the Top 100 restaurants in the country. Each month the menu changes and they only take 50 people in the whole restaurant for a 7:00pm reservation. We called 3 days after the 11.3.12 wedding and weren't able to get in until 01.11.13. Now we know why!

When you first get there they let you walk around the whole restaurant including back in the kitchen as they are prepping and getting ready for dinner. They answer questions about what they are doing and even let you taste a few things if you want.

  We enjoyed walking into the walk in fridges and freezers to see what kids of products, etc they were using. And Whit especially like looking through their spice collection. No McCormick though, said they use all fresh.                                                        

We literally had the best seats in the house. Front and center right in front of the main stove and preparation area.

       

             Ready to stuff our faces



Order of Events!


Introducing the crowd to what we were about to eat for the first course. 


Buttered Main Lobster with Puff Pastry, Taragon, Celery Heart, Marscapone

Putting the finishing touches on the Guinea Hen Pot Pie with parsnip, onion, potato, and gravy

Sadly, I didn't get any photos of our sushi course outside on the patio. So use your imagination :)

Head Chef explaining the Wagyu Beef Tenderloin. This stuff was the best meat we'd ever eaten. 

Wagyu Beef Tenderloin with mushrooms, pork jowl, black truffle, cheesy potatoes, and cabernet

Dessert!! Orange Custard Cake with chocolate, walnut, raspberry sorbet, and creme ice cream

It was a 4.5 hour dining experience we'll never forget. Thank you Lauren and Mike for a very memorable evening!