Fleur de Lys

I enjoyed a delectable vegan meal at Fleur de Lys in San Francisco tonight. The decor was very classy with ornate tapestries, mirrored walls and an earth-toned color theme. I ordered the vegan tasting menu with a glass of Freeman, a fruity and smooth Pinot Noir. Our dining experience opened up with a selection of olive, french baguette and fig pistachio bread. The fig pistachio was by far superior to the other two selections. A few things that inspired me about the menu were...

grilled watermelon in the appetizer,

fennel that tasted like heart of palm,

flower-shaped carrot slices,

and basically everything about the colorful vegetable ragout: a fine selection of earthy vegetables with a side of truffle wine reduction sauce.

I will have to admit that when it came time for dessert, I went for the non-vegan dessert options because they looked too amazing to pass up. And yes, I was indeed very thankful for that decision.

I ordered the Pistachio "Gateau" and it was absolutely one of the finest desserts to have touched my culinary palette! It consisted of pistachio cake, poached pear, amaretto sorbet atop carmel popcorn, dark chocolate and berries.

In addition to our dessert, we were served a complimentary mini cake to celebrate our second wedding anniversary. Yay!!

All the food was delicious and the service was attentive, sophisticated and helpful.

The best part of this fine dining experience was the opportunity to meet chef Hubert Keller in the kitchen after our meal. He is an incredible chef and an extremely warm-hearted soul. He allowed us to take pictures with him and kindly gave us his autograph. His work is genius and I would happily dine at Fleur de Lys again for future special occasions.