experiment #61 - Cobaya 27 with Chef Jimmy Lebron

Another experiment in the books! This time, we headed over to 27 Restaurant in the Freehand Hotel on Miami Beach (also home to the great Broken Shaker bar, and host to Experiment #29 with Chef Brandon Baltzley) to let Chef Jimmy Lebron and crew do their thing. You can see pictures from the dinner in this Cobaya #61 at 27 Restaurant flickr set), and read recaps at Food For Thought and The Chowfather. Here's the menu Chef Lebron put together, along with cocktail pairings from bar manager Randy Perez.

Bread

Malawach, Uni Butter, Za'atar

Bombay Gin Complimented with Fresh Florida Citrus, Preserved Grapefruit and Jasmine Rice Reduction

Fresh From Florida

Whole Black Belly Rose Escabeche

Mangrove Snapper, Tangerine, Loquat, Chartreuse

Middleneck Clams, Leche de Tigre, Salsa Criolla

Little River Papaya Salad, Halloumi, Thai Chili

Treviano Lugana "Terre Molin" 2014 / Italia

Vegetarian

Ethiopian Injera

Timatim, Wats, Gomen

Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond Rye, Combined with Meletti Amaro, Slowly Dripped through Thai Tea, Hazelnut, Cinnamon, Clove, Fresh Cranberry Hibiscus

Family Meal

Pekin Korean Duck

27 Banchan, Bok Choy Kimchee, Garden Lettuce

Confit Mole Conejo

Salsas, Ensaladas y Tortillas

Old Forester Bourbon and Homemade Coke

Sweet

Baklava, Rugelach, Tea Cookies

Nana Preserved Lemon Tea

Manzanilla La Gitana Sherry Stirred with Aperol, Montanaro Bianco, Cassis Liqueur and Lemon Bitters

A big thank you to Chef Lebron, sous chef Sasha Ullman, bar manager Randy Perez, the Broken Shaker masterminds Elad Zvi and Gabriel Orta, the whole crew over at 27 Restaurant (and at Bar Lab's new bar, The Anderson, where a few of us had a post-Cobaya nightcap), and as always most of all, to the guinea pigs whose interest and support makes these kind of events possible.