, delicious desserts made in-house. Great espresso and dessert wines also a bonus. Please describe the desserts and price range. Thanks! P.S. An example of a trendy dessert would be pineapple ravioli with parsley jus, or a...

, a grape granité. Note the unique piece of serviceware (called “Squid”), which was created for use at Alinea in Chicago. 7b: Caramel Dessert Tasting • Warm Caramel Tart, Crispy Olive-Hazelnut Praline, Caramelized Bacon...

someone serves them in Granite Shoals. I think anyone that says that their buns are sourdough with be Sheila Partin buns. Does anybody know anywhere in Austin where they serve these buns. Mike

pieces of cheese, ripe and ready to eat. After the cheese came the 2 (Yay!) dessert courses. The Baba au Rhum was stunning. it was served with a vanilla glazed piece of pineapple (wow!!!) and creamy coconut sorbet. But to gild the...

noticed that unlike Benihana, our plates don’t rest partially on the griddle so as to keep the plate and the resulting food warm, but laid completely on the cold granite. I had a feeling that the veggies might end up cold...

and a horseradish creme (very good salmon with an interesting aspic) 2) Grilled Foie Gras with roasted pineapple and celeriac and truffle sauce (You had to taste all components of this dish at the same time which gave you very...

. The Orzo was by far a complete miss. It was orzo, pine nuts, pineapple, fennel among other things wrapped in a cold thin egg omelet. Aside from the ingredients not complimenting one another I had about 5 pieces of shrimp in the...

to be served the same component of a dish twice in one tasting?) This time it was paired with a herbal/citrusy granite, some kind of foam (my apologies for the lack of specifics, I did not take notes). I did not think I would...

the perfect slight amount of char on them, and that bed of salad was also delicious. We also ordered the "Foie Gras Pan Seared with Pomegranate-Apple Chutney, Yu Toy & Carmelized Pineapple & Yu Toy" appetizer from the a la carte...

, but there must be better in town... Granite City had a nice burger...but were out of IPA, more on that later. They did a good job of redeeming themselves...

smacks you in the face. We sat in the bar and there was just one other table dining there. The bar is very large with high ceilings and exposed HVAC ducts. A few booths and a beautiful bar with granite countertops. A grand piano...

it was interesting but could not really taste the papaya. For dessert, I the Citrus, which consisted of a chocolate poppy seed cake, Meyer lemon curd with halva powder, and Kaffir lime infused jicama noodles with tangerine and...

MrsCooke, if you can wangle an invitation to one of the old established clubs, such as Rosedale Golf or the Granite Club, the food and service will be ideal for your purpose. The Old Mill is another possibility, and close to the...

Chicoree, fruits aux epices et granite au café (Reversed cream? with chicory, fruits with spices and with a coffee granite) – Ananas frais roti a la vanille, jus au gingembre, sorbet a l’ananas et sables au citron...

with one of the staff who let us take a look around...the place is really nice! Great bar area...granite bar. Drinks looked delicious. Neopolitan style pizza on the menu, with other wood fired specialties. A little hard to find...