Counter 357
24-seat Chef’s Counter restaurant offering completely unique 3, 5 and 7 course menus served by the chefs themselves.
2015-2016

parsnip cake. parsnips whipped, candied and fried. brown butter and lavender ice cream. cilantro marshmallows. coriander pecans. coriander blossoms.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII (spring 2016)

caramelized onion ice cream. opera cake made of hazelnut & rice flour sponge, honey ganache, and coriander coffee buttercream. hazelnuts caramelized with cocoa nibs and maldon salt. candied onion rings. pansy petals.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII. (spring 2016)

brown butter panna cotta. bay leaf ice cream. oat crumble. raspberry vinegar dipped apple chips. toffee apple rosettes. apple mead compressed apples. lime basil. (vinegar and mead made in house) Gluten Free.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII (winter 2015)

persimmon pudding. sorghum toffee sauce. whey sorbet. fresh grapefruit. grapefruit tuile. sharp blue cheese. nasturtium leaves. (blue cheese is a mix of goat, sheep and cow's milk from wisconsin called "ewe calf to be kidding me")
Counter 3. FIVE. VII. (winter 2015)

butterkin pie (ginger/sansyo pepper). pork lard crust (black/white sesame & orange zest). butterkin seeds (red chili). torched nori. sweet soy meringue. miso sorbet. (a butterkin is a butternut squash, pumpkin cross-breed; togarashi is a 7 spice mixture found throughout the dish)
Counter 3. FIVE. VII (fall 2015)

coconut & matcha tres leche. aerated matcha ganache. orange coconut sherbert. blueberry cake croutons. fresh blueberries. orange mint.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII (summer 2015)

horchata mousse. canary melon sorbet. melon & aleppo pepper pate de fruit. almond, black sesame & puffed rice horchata clusters. sugar-fermented plum. turk's cap flower petals. (horchata made from rice, almond, & sesame) Gluten Free.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII (summer 2015)

peach leaf ice cream. peaches tossed in peach vinegar. cardamom donuts. miso caramel. uni & sake lees sauce (sea urchin). purslane flowers. (peach vinegar made in house)
Counter 3. FIVE. VII. (summer 2015)

beet cake. beet ganache. beet powder. citrus frozen yogurt. toasted chocolate meringue. rainer cherries. scarlet begonia leaves and flowers.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII (spring 2015)

khao mahk (fermented rice pudding). pineapple sorbet. poached pineapple. coconut chips. whipped coconut milk. house-made cream soda foam. Gluten Free. Dairy Free. Vegan.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII. (spring 2015)

thai tea creme brûlée. toasted rice sorbet with lemongrass. puffed rice. loquat curd. pickled loquats. thai basil & rice flour tuile. Gluten Free.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII. (spring 2015)

arugula sorbet. grapefruit pate de fruit. aerated avocado mousse. honeycombe. honey meringue. lemon pepper sable. fresh grapefruit. fresh avocado. arugula flowers.
Counter 3. FIVE. VII (winter 2015)
