30. November 2013: CEMS-MIM Graduation Dinner
The “mushroom cream with a foie bonbon, pedro Jiménez Caramal” was served so that first the foie bonbon was just in the middle of the plate …
… and then the soup was put over the bonbon. Well, that you can do like it was served to me so it looks kind of not really appealing …
… or you can serve it a bit different, so it actually looks quite nice and appealing. The soup was fine but quite liquid and the taste of mushrooms was very, very decent. The foie bonbon was fine but somehow too creamy.
Frankly, the “sweet tender beef and celery purée, accompanied by artichokes, carrots and confit baby tomatoes” was actually really good. The beef was basically dissembling and incredibly tasty. The artichokes were a bit dry but the confit baby tomatoes and the celery purée was just breath-taking.
The “lemon sorbet with crunchy almonds and yuzu topping” was somehow not a perfect finish – the lemon sorbet was great but somehow the rest was not so persuading.
The setting of the table was very nice – a bit loaded but as eight people had to be seated at the table, it was a nice decoration.
The white wine “etcétera, 2012, D.O. Ruead” was not entirely to my taste but the red whine “Vina paceta Crianza, 2010, D.O. Rioja” was very much so. The service was funny – because we had a waiter and a waitress, Raquel. Now the waiter did not really know his job – but Raquel definitely did. Therefore, I am a bit biased when it comes to rating the service. In any case, it was a one-off event so it is not repeatable anyway but still, overall it was a nice experience.
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Contact Details:
CEMS-MIM Graduation Dinner
Centre Convenciones Internacional Barcelona (CCIB)
Plaça de Willy Brandt 11-14
08019 Barcelona (E)
Tel.: +34 932 30 10 00
About the Author: Sven
I started the blog in October 2009, while living in Milan which I definitely consider to be one of the food capitals of the world. I was in touch with food since my early childhood (as my father is a former chef). Whenever I can, I travel the world to discover new places, to meet people but mostly to try local dishes and to find hidden gems! If you know a place worth going, please drop a line to: info@thediningexperience.org.
Currently, I am a member of the following food-related associations: Chevalier @Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Zurich-Ville; Membre Gourmet Dégustateur @Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Dégustateurs [OMGD]; Gesellschafter @Goldener Fisch and Member @Slowfood Convivium Zurich City. 
