The summer months represent sunny days of leisure in the great outdoors, fun-packed road trips and activity-filled holidays by the sea. It is a time of year when the world seems altogether more vibrant, which is why renowned Chef de Cuisine Gerard Villaret Horcajo has carefully crafted a spectacular set menu that takes patrons on an exciting culinary joy-ride that showcases summer's bounty in its prime.
"I'm an outdoor person so I love this time of year," says Chef Gerard. "It's the season of vivid colours and nature bursting forth. Everything seems to be flourishing with plants, trees and flowers blossoming and fruits and vegetables growing. There is a special scent in a fresh summer's breeze, a kind of sweetness, and I have intentionally concentrated on the fragrant qualities of the produce used in this menu. I am inspired by the season because it reminds me of the beach and the summer holidays. I want to recapture that excitement using culinary canvas that paints uplifting summer pictures on both plate and palate."
Sizzling seasonal highlights in the "Summer Guestronomic Dining Journey" include succulent and colourful 'Kyoto Rock Oyster' with Nakhon Pathom goat cheese, Codium seaweed, and cucumber; falvourful and aromatic 'Kinki Fish' served with ninjin, Vadouvan sauce and lovage; the beautifully 'Zucchini Flower - Provencale' with black truffle bechamel, naganegi (Japanese garlic), and 24-month aged Comte; and a mouth-watering 'Japanese Queil - Ballotine' with nasu dengaku (Japanese eggplant), smoked eel, and Poulete Veloute sauce. The sweetness of the season is also celebrated by Chef Gerard with a memorable dessert called 'Lorraine Mirabelle' - a full-flavoured sweet French plum offering kissed with the wonderfully refreshing flavours of fragrant lemon verbena yogurt, young ginger and jasmine.
Relish a masterpiece in taste and seasonal sophistication with the new "Summer Guestronomic Dining Journey" at Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu. Available from 21 June 2023, the 'Mizu' 8-course experience is priced at Baht 6,200++ per person; the 'Chikyu' 6-course experience is priced at Baht 4,800++ per person; and the 'Ku-Ki' 4-course experience is priced at Baht 4,100++ per person.
For more information and reservations please call +66 (0) 2 687 9000 or email: [email protected]
Source: The Okura Prestige Bangkok
