Bryan -- My friends and I are HUGE fans of yours and really enjoyed this season of Top Chef. Four of us have Table 21 this Friday, and were so hoping that you'd be in the kitchen.......... when are you coming home?
For those who are interested, I've posted pictures of my November Table 21 experience on my profile page. Anyone else want to post photos from their Table 21 experience?
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LMH Dec 25, 2009
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Your pictures are awesome, Lenny, thanks for sharing!! How was your experience? It looks incredible... and I see that Bryan was in the house, too!
I hope very much to make it to Table 21 in the near future... if I can manage to snag a reservation, that is! ;)
Linda
Thanks for posting the pictures, Lenny. Great way to spend a special birthday, and I appreciate the complete photographic record so I can vicariously experience Table 21. They were terrific pictures--is there a way to describe what the various dishes are? Looking at plate after plate in your pics, I can see the Voltaggios truly paint the plate as artists with their ingredients, from the shapes to the colors.
I have the big 6-0 coming up in March, and my daughter has asked if I'd rather go to Volt or Disneyworld to celebrate-tough choice, but she's a vegetarian, so we'll have to think on that one.
I had the pleasure of celebrating my 30th at table 21. It totally changed the way I think about food. Unfortunately I can't even get a reservation now.
Wowee! Fantastic photos! I have a reservation for my 52nd in January (yeah, I called a few months ago, thank goodness!) Were you totally stuffed at the end or was it a reasonable amount of food for 21 courses? I see that some of the dishes are incorporated into his regular tasting menu. Yum!
Great photos Lenny! Lucky you. What a treat. I bet Volt never has had so many diners bringing their cameras with them before....lol. Bryan, Michael, Kevin and Jen have really made an impact on all of us foodies. Now, if there was a way for someone to make a "Table 21 Cam" so we could watch you eat each dish...ha.
I made my Table 21 reservation in December of 2009 and the earliest I can get was November 2010! I managed to get a Friday night reservation. Saturday is pretty much out of the question, and even weeknights were booked until September! I hope everyone is able to have a Table 21 experience, but on the other hand, I hope someone cancels so I can get in sooner! Haha. :) I'll be sure to take pictures.
Lenny, or other Table 21 diners- Is picture-taking ok at Table 21? Did you take pictures of the staff and/or Chef or just the meal? Did the staff seem to mind?
Lenny Liang,
Loved your photos, my husband surprised me with a Table 21 reservation for our anniversary. It's coming up and I can't wait. I thought the picture Bryan took with you and his entire staff was so sweet...speaks volumes about how he feels and treats his staff-showing they all took part-WOW. Thanks for posting all the photos, I'll have to post some after I go.
I've also posted some pics of our Table 21 experience -- it was fantastic!!
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gwen Jan 4, 2010
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Loving all the pics. Peg, I hear there are some decent dining spots in Northern California as well. ;)
Great pics Lenny...what kind of camera/lens did you use?
Hi, all. My GF and I have Table 21 reservations for Valentine's weekend. I have a question for those who've already had the pleasure. Is there any sort of printed "menu"/recap of the night's dishes provided (or available) for us to take home? We like to save the menus from our memorable meals. We had the menu Thomas Keller signed for us at The French Laundry framed and were hoping for a similar memento from our Table 21 experience at Volt.
Yes, you will receive the menu in the form of a neat little scroll -- which we didn't realize until about 6 courses into the meal, and up to that point one of us at the table was scribbling furiously to keep track of what we were eating. Enjoy, you won't be disappointed!!!!
Thanks, Peg. We were hoping to avoid the "furiously scribbling notes" thing. 21 courses are a lot to track. ;-)