Oakland fine dining spot Commis is the only restaurant in California's East Bay to hold a Michelin star. Here, take a look at what goes down during a coursed tasting meal from chef James Syhabout. The fine dining spot exclusively offers prix fixe menus; this one comes in at $100 per person.
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The menu
Caramelized onion financier
With bee pollenBrined scallops
With fermented cucumber,green apples, leeks, and sea vegetablesRadish
With charred mustard broth and speck hamDungeness crab
With coral and dried pickled celeriac; warm custard with pine nutWinter brassicas
With hazelnuts, candied apple cider, capers, and licorice herbsYukon gold potato
With chervil, charred onion, smoked trout roe, and razor clamsRed snapper
With brown rice, turnips, ginger, and scallionsTisane of button mushrooms
Charcoal grilled lamb saddle
With grains, wheatgrass, and chicoriesRaw sheep’s cheese tart
With blueberries and thymeFrozen meyer lemon marshmallow
With chervil and gin aromaticsSorghum ice cream
With marcona almond and olive oilCara cara
With dark chocolate sablé and coconut crèmeMignardises
Passion fruit gougeres
Brown butter lemon madeleines