Time to Eat Again Already?

It is seemingly always time to eat. Karen found this great little non-traditional bouchon run by a couple of Japanese imports. They make a serious homage to Lyon's culinary traditions, but with some subtle Japanese ingredients and techniques.

First up: Karen's lightly smoked salmon with tomatoes, beets and artichokes. I went for the cold mussels in a mussel broth, mushroom and cream reduction. Superb. For the mains, Karen had this perfectly cooked piece of white fish that stood atop the most vibrantly colored beet emulsion. Steak carpaccio for me, because sometimes I like to take a break from the blood sausage and enjoy the raw beef. It was so thinly shaved I swear it only had one side.

Crême brûlée and molten white chocolate cake go without saying, of course.