Hong Kong’s Écriture has introduced its new contemporary tasting menu, the French Library of Flavours. The two-Michelin-starred French restaurant, which reopened its doors to dine-in guests in the middle of last month, seeks to pay tribute to hardworking family farms, producers and suppliers throughout France.
Executive chef Maxime Gilbert, in line with Écriture’s brand of innovative gastronomy, has opted for a reinterpretation of classical French cuisine, carefully curated as a four- (HK$1,188/S$218) or seven-course (HK$1,788/S$328) meal that has been injected with modern twists. The exquisite seasonal menu starts with Whelk and Fava Beans, featuring air flown whelk from Pecherie de Normandie; and the Green Asparagus, where the legendary Pertuis varietal is accompanied by John Dory from Laurent Daniel, a family-run seafood supplier in le Guilvine.
The meal continues north; Brittany Langoustines are steamed in Jura dry white wine, and finished with a liquorice-infused claw bouillon. Turbot, also from Laurent Daniel, comes next, slow-cooked with foie gras, gently wrapped in a layer of nori, and placed over white miso paste. Gilbert ends the savouries with his pièce de résistance, Roasted Blanc de Blanc Lamb. The tender meat comes courtesy of famed Parisian butcher, Olivier Metzger, and its flavour is complemented by the earthiness of maitake, sorrel and uni miso cream.
