Milliken & Feniger: CITY, One Night Only

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Who says you can't go back again? If you missed the heyday of Los Angeles' culinary awakening in the 1980s, then you can experience it all for the first time at CITY Night at Ciudad. Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger will recreate the groundbreaking cuisine of CITY (1981-1994), one of LA's hottest restaurants of the 1980s – but for one night only. On Friday, February 29 – leap day – Mary Sue and Susan will resurrect their groundbreaking cuisine that combined flavors from Thailand, India, Mexico, and Greece, as well as Italy, France, and their mother's own recipe Here, to whet your appetite, is the CITY menu: CITY Night at Ciudad Friday, February 29, 2008 - 5:00-11:00 P.M. SMALL PLATES Thai Melon Salad: sweet crenshaw melons tossed in a thai dressing of chiles, peanuts, garlic, dried shrimp, and kaffir lime leaf Potato Bhujia: spiced potato fritters in chickpea batter with mint chutney and yogurt sauce Stuffed Rigatoni: filled with chicken fennel mousse and baked in parmesan cream Beef Carpaccio: dressed with cracked pepper and shallot vinaigrette; topped with parmesan and chives Mussel Bisque with Apple Brandy: served with potato apple salsa LARGE PLATES served with parsnip chips, carrot rutabaga puree, and shredded brussels sprouts Beef Stroganoff: thin medallions of beef tenderloin served over fresh fettuccine with mushroom cream sauce Lamb Moussaka: traditional greek dish of layered eggplant, spiced lamb, and julienned vegetables baked in a light custard and served with roasted pimento sauce Thai Pork Dumplings and Noodles: spicy pork dumplings simmered in black mushroom broth with rice noodles, cilantro, garlic, and ginger Roasted Black Cod: with Coulis of Horseradish light and buttery black cod served over mashed parsnips with fresh horseradish sauce Grilled CITY Chicken: crispy chicken served with cilantro sauce and indian spiced pickled tomatoes Eggplant Spinach Curry: served with basmati rice, yellow split peas, tamarind chutney, and banana mustard seed raita DESSERTS CITY Cupcakes: dark chocolate cupcakes filled with pastry cream and topped with chocolate ganache Lemon Hazelnut Tart: thin hazelnut cake topped with fresh lemons and sweet hazelnut meringue Gâteau St.-Honoré:chocolate mousse on flaky puff pastry surrounded by cream puffs topped with chocolate whipped cream Walnut Caramel Tart: gooey, caramel covered walnuts baked in a flaky crust; served warm with vanilla bean ice cream (For more on CITY see Super Chef, pp. 143-153.) Previous articles: Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger: Cooking for Solutions The Chef and the Architect Rick Moonen: Seafood Watch Sustainable Seafood Day Iron Chef America: Milliken + Feniger v Bobby Flay In the Audience of Iron Chef America Catch the Milliken and Feniger Top Ten Profile: Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger for White House Chef Superchefblog: Catalyst for White House Woman Chef? Results of White House Chef Vote Mary Sue Milliken: California Beats Japan SOS: Baking from the Heart New York Welcomes "Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine" Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging, Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken --> back to Super Chef