Thread: Ubuntu (Napa) - flattering

That is a must dine for me when I am able to get out that way.

Amazing as usual Chuck, the peas look even better the second time around.



Did the chef's wife have that lavender custard/pollen crumble on the menu for your GF?

Originally Posted by Turbology

Amazing as usual Chuck, the peas look even better the second time around.



Did the chef's wife have that lavender custard/pollen crumble on the menu for your GF?

yes, i had the pollen crumble a 2nd time for dinner. this was my 3rd meal since you came out - i kinda liked it

- chuck

and just to give people a sense - the meals above cost $80-90/person (not including wine) - an absolute steal considering its quality.

- chuck

Originally Posted by carendt242

yes, i had the pollen crumble a 2nd time for dinner. this was my 3rd meal since you came out - i kinda liked it

- chuck

All I can say is that I'm envious; we have no vegetables like that on the Least Coast. Quite like the sushi experience in Japan, I've been spoiled by these outstanding veggies.

it is with great pleasure that i announce Ubuntu has entered my top 5 for the US - sensational, flattering, and near-perfect meal last Friday - this is exciting - and this guy is on another level right now.

if you just go and eat off the menu, it will be very good. if he cooks for you, like this meal, it will be one of the meals in the country that night. there is no substitute for frequenting your favorite restaurants (and/or being a cult blogger...)


(caps are from their own garden) - just the pics for now:

"summer hints at autums"
SHISO ice, TOMATO, fall THINNINGS, 'mutau' APPLE


RADISH and RATTAIL
creme fraiche with nori, HONG VIT, black salt


'moon and stars' melon
preserved rind, 'mexican sour' GHERKIN, whipped coconut



a simple 'black zebra' TOMATO
BASILS, goat ricotta, LION'S RUN "saba"


CELTUCE with pine nut and soy milk
'kadota' FIG pulp, VERBENA, tiny TURNIPS


'gem' avocado and 'purple haze' CARROTS
crispy OCA, 'poha' BERRY, pickled 'eisley wax' CHILI


'forono' BEETS and BEETBERRY
red quinoa, charred STRAWBERRY, hazelnut


young COURGETTES
pickled 'delfino' CORIANDER, vadouvan


CAPSICUM and po delta black rice broth
summer SUCCULENTS, our sevillano olive


SUNFLOWER 'barley' and hearts
arbuckle grits, 'polka' CORN, green TOMATO jam /3498/3914473814_83ee4a15a5.jpg[/img]


BASIL parfait, silverado strawberries
roasted gently, VERBANA meringue, lime granite


cornbread pain perdu with BLACKBERRIES
frog hollow peaches, HONEY ice cream, kettle corn



this is as good as it gets...

- chuck

Thats some interesting looking food! I totally thought this was about the operating system though. That seems to be happening to me a lot recently (being fooled by thread titles).

Originally Posted by JDMist3hFastar

Thats some interesting looking food! I totally thought this was about the operating system though. That seems to be happening to me a lot recently (being fooled by thread titles).

i think both stole the word from some african dialect meaning 'humanity towards one another' - besides, you can't eat an OS

- chuck

Originally Posted by JDMist3hFastar

Thats some interesting looking food! I totally thought this was about the operating system though. That seems to be happening to me a lot recently (being fooled by thread titles).

+1 I was thinking....WTF didn't they JUST release 9.04? God I'm a nerd

It was bound to happen - such consistently creative dishes that actually taste good? A shoe in for Chuck Eats Top 5.


Tell me about these:

Such bold singular focus on tomato can be euphoric or entirely vapid?


Recalling the beets from our lunch, these must have been good.


If the grits were true to my memory...