This is a 5-star "progressive Indian" restaurant with the stellar service you would expect. The restaurant felt like a house, but did not hold the stuffy atmosphere a lot of top restaurants do. It was actually very laid back, and the food and menu were playful. There are only 2 options for a meal - "Taste of Gaggan" or "Best of Gaggan."
We went for only the best - 22 courses! The whole experience was very curated and thoughtfully designed with instructions on the order in which to eat what was presented and how to consumer each dish. The chef used molecular gastronomy and scientific techniques for each dish. Superb presentation!
Welcome drink- mango ginger chili |
Left: Bond's Martini with Elbulli olive "spheres" Right: Twist on an Old Fashioned, infused with Cohiba cigar smoke - see video below |
Top Left: Bird's nest - like a nested latka Top Right: Onion pakota - seaweed in a powdery texture Bottom: Papadam and tomato chutney- rice wafer balls |
Egg bhurjee - the outside shell was like fondant... |
..and inside was whipped egg and cheese with curry spices atop an Indian salsa (if that existed) with a dollop of creme fraiche |
Our "mystery" dish arrived under a smoke-filled cover... |
...and looked like charcoal with ash snow on top |
Can you guess? (it was sea bass inside wrapped in burnt bamboo, and the "ash" was onion powder) |
Magic mushroom - crunchy mushroom log with black truffle throughout the dish. The "soil" was truffle and chili powder and maybe wasabi with a dollop of black truffle cream. |
"Fruit Salad"... |
...after we ate the fruit they added the "soup" to our bowl |
Patrani - seabass, coconut, dashi radish, foam |
Pig & pickle - the pork was like juicy bacon paired with wasabi and curry sauces and little picked onion rounds that added a nice tang and crunch |
Dhokla- coconut ice cream covered in lentil snow. Maybe mimicking a pallet cleanser as it was mid-meal |
Who killed the goat? - Lamb with saffron oil on top of Apple chutney with beet sauce. OMG. Best lamb I have ever had. Melting. |
Gajar halwa - black carrot ice team in a carrot cone with pistachio on top |
Fall Season - chocolate on chocolate on chocolate |
Bombay Cassatta - freeze dried texture |
Digestive tamarind leather |
Outside view of Gaggan |
The happy (and FULL) couple! |
I don't understand what half of this food is, but glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteGreat entry! You definitely saw a lot of Bangkok in one day!!
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