tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post3342385221829258842..comments2024-02-23T21:03:31.489-05:00Comments on Tinkering with Dinner: Cobaya dinner at Azulbilljachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09260406336065905545noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post-37882844507738157572011-12-16T09:39:50.175-05:002011-12-16T09:39:50.175-05:00Hey, that makes sense. I had two unidentified ingr...Hey, that makes sense. I had two unidentified ingredients on the second plate and two likely candidates on the menu. I was thrown off by my expectation of them being a separate course. Thank you for that clarification.<br /><br />As for your second point, it is something I have wrestled with. I'm not as good as familiar with fine dining ingredients and techniques as other diners at these events. Frodnesor's write ups do a much better job at that sort of thing. But is "comprehension" required for me to respond to a dish? I don't think so. Eating is an aesthetic experience of flavors and scents and textures. Intellectual understanding of what's going on can enhance the experience, but it isn't essential to it. Similarly, my background is in astrophysics so when I look up at the night sky I understand what I see in a very different way than most people. I think that added knowledge deepens my appreciation for the sight but I don't begrudge anyone's right to just enjoy its immensity and beauty.<br /><br />I suppose a chef could create a dish that requires comprehension for full appreciation. If so, I hope he supplies a cheat sheet to go along with it.<br /><br />All I did here was report my responses (and those of my tablemates). I don't think I hid the fact that I didn't understand what the chef was going for in several cases. If you have more insight, do please share.billjachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260406336065905545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post-66070176434779299042011-12-15T19:07:39.852-05:002011-12-15T19:07:39.852-05:00The third course was on the second plate Notepad b...The third course was on the second plate Notepad boy. <br /><br />I don't think you comprehend what was going on with each course. Maybe you should stick to more straight forward food like Houston's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com