Stolen Shrimp ...

... while these fools were too busy yakking away, I dashed across the table and devoured one of John's shrimps, without him even noticing. I learned such stealthy moves in a previous incarnation as a Japanese ninja! The red leg prawns were crisp and caramelized but still slightly raw inside, giving it an almost perfect balance of sashimi meets cooked seafood. Served with allymis flowers, melon, cucumber sorbet, and green anise - I'm just repeating the menu description so that I can simultaneously sound like a wannabe pretentious gourmand (kinda like Pat is), even though I don't really know what was what on the plate.