Comments on: Manresa (Los Gatos, CA) – Summertime Report http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/ International adventures in cuisine Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ChuckEats http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5986 ChuckEats Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:04:38 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/#comment-5986 it's a Fuji E900 - sometimes it works, sometimes not. i also photoshop the pictures to brighten them. it’s a Fuji E900 – sometimes it works, sometimes not. i also photoshop the pictures to brighten them.

]]> By: Paul http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5928 Paul Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:36:02 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/#comment-5928 Just one more thing, i would like to know is, what type of camera do use to take these beautiful pictures that appear in your food blog, is it a cell phone camera? or just your standard hand held digital camera? Just one more thing, i would like to know is, what type of camera do use to take these beautiful pictures that appear in your food blog, is it a cell phone camera? or just your standard hand held digital camera?

]]> By: ChuckEats http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5840 ChuckEats Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:39:54 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/#comment-5840 Dave, I don't do the special dinners - although I would give a L'Arpege / Manresa dinner another shot (although I do agree, it's pricey.) I wish he'd move the restaurant to San Francisco :) Paul, Manresa is the best in the country - hands down. Alinea would probably make my top 5 or 6. Manresa is obsessive about ingredient quality (particularly fish & veggies) while Alinea is more obsessed about chemistry and technology. Manresa is minimalist while Alinea tends towards busy-ness. However, there's no question - Alinea is a top-tier restaurant for the US - I'd give to 2 very solid Michelin stars. Dave, I don’t do the special dinners – although I would give a L’Arpege / Manresa dinner another shot (although I do agree, it’s pricey.) I wish he’d move the restaurant to San Francisco :)

Paul, Manresa is the best in the country – hands down. Alinea would probably make my top 5 or 6. Manresa is obsessive about ingredient quality (particularly fish & veggies) while Alinea is more obsessed about chemistry and technology. Manresa is minimalist while Alinea tends towards busy-ness. However, there’s no question – Alinea is a top-tier restaurant for the US – I’d give to 2 very solid Michelin stars.

]]> By: Paul http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5833 Paul Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:31:38 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/#comment-5833 I think the food looks so beautiful at Manresa, and Chuck you obviously like it there, because you talk about it all the time, in your blogs Lol, P.S in your opinion what would you say was the better restaurant food wise, Alinea or Manresa I think the food looks so beautiful at Manresa, and Chuck you obviously like it there, because you talk about it all the time, in your blogs Lol, P.S in your opinion what would you say was the better restaurant food wise, Alinea or Manresa

]]> By: Dave Somerville http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5830 Dave Somerville Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:16:44 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/#comment-5830 Looks like a classic Manresa dinner. I went to the anniversary dinner on Bastille Day and it was nothing like this. Except for abalone, there were no shellfish, foie gras was absent, the marvelous vegetables hardly made an appearance at all, and the fish (monkfish) was dull. I can't afford to blow that kind of money on a relatively mediocre meal. Also, every time I go to Manresa I end up sitting with my back to the entire restaurant. And I've concluded that I don't really like Los Gatos very much...they should move the whole enterprise to Santa Cruz, a town with a soul but no outstanding food. Looks like a classic Manresa dinner.

I went to the anniversary dinner on Bastille Day and it was nothing like this. Except for abalone, there were no shellfish, foie gras was absent, the marvelous vegetables hardly made an appearance at all, and the fish (monkfish) was dull. I can’t afford to blow that kind of money on a relatively mediocre meal.
Also, every time I go to Manresa I end up sitting with my back to the entire restaurant. And I’ve concluded that I don’t really like Los Gatos very much…they should move the whole enterprise to Santa Cruz, a town with a soul but no outstanding food.

]]> By: ChuckEats http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5829 ChuckEats Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:14:01 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/#comment-5829 Jenn, do you notice any overlap in dishes? Jenn, do you notice any overlap in dishes?

]]> By: Jenn http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5800 Jenn Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:16:28 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2007/07/22/manresa-los-gatos-ca-summertime-report/#comment-5800 I'm glad to hear it was good for you! Maybe on another night for me, some time. :) I’m glad to hear it was good for you! Maybe on another night for me, some time. :)

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