I travel a lot for work and depending on the assignment, projects bring the Sphere team to many incredible spots, from the Mideast to Vancouver or beyond. This means a lot of amazing meals at all sorts of restaurants, where we often stumble onto a dish that we try to make at home. When we try to recreate these dishes, we open up our world-famous Le Poisson Bleu Test Kitchen (same kitchen, just a temporary brand so people know what to expect.) Basically, it’s a party with food that we’ve never made before.
We send out the test kitchen time and date to our friends and away we go. It can be around a pool party or just sitting in the kitchen, with wine flowing. Or both.
It’s not a formal meal, rather an array of different dishes you’re trying out for the first time and fine-tuning them based on feedback. It took an entire summer to create the perfect Chicken Salad,which really is a fantastic dish. One thing is key: pushing your guests to give honest feedback because most are inclined to say everything is just great.
- Bacon Spinach Salad
- Baked Herbed Mussels
- Beef Wellington
- Bibb Lettuce Salad
- Braised Veal over Creamy Polenta
- Breadsticks
- Cabbage Pancake
- Chicken Croquettes
- Chicken Parmesan
- Fancy Steak Nachos
- Fried Eggplant Stack
- Fried Green Tomatoes with Pork Belly and Feta
- Fried Oyster Sliders with Spicy Cilantro Coleslaw
- Fried Risotto Balls
- Fried Saganaki Cheese
- Grilled Lobster
- Ground Lamb & Pickle Patty Melt
- Hash Browns
- Herbed Parmasean Fries
- Iberico Ham Chorizo Sausages over Potato Crisps
- Lamb & Clams
- Lobster & Shrimp Raviolis with Herbs
- Lobster Gumbo
- Marinara Sauce
- Mashed Horseradish Yukon Potatoes
- Mashed Potatoes
- Minestrone Soup
- Mini Lobster and Shrimp Rolls
- Mushroom Risotto
- Parmasean Pancakes
- Potatoes Anna
- Prosciutto & Basil Baked Scallops
- Pureed Sunchokes
- Red Velvet Cupcakes
- Red Wine Reduction
- Red Wine Risotto w/ Braised Beef
- Roasted Basil Salmon on Israeli Couscous
- Roast Chilean Sea Bass on Pesto Polenta
- Roast Chorizo Chips
- Roast Garlic Puree
- Roast Halibut with Garlic Spinach
- Roast Herbed Feta Cheese
- Roast Shrimp with Feta and Marinara Sauce
- Scallop Ceviche
- Scalloped Potatoes with Morrell Mushrooms
- Scallops Provencal
- Scrambles Eggs with Shaved White Truffles
- Seafood Risotto
- Sheppard’s Macaroni & Cheese
- Shrimp & Pimento Grits
- Shrimp and Yogurt
- Shrimp Cocktail
- Shrimp Croquettes
- Shrimp Ravioli
- Strawberry Water
- Stuffed Bell Peppers
- Sullivan’s Island Steak and Fries 🇺🇸
- The Oyster Roast
- The Oyster Roast, Northern Style
- Tomato Tar Tar
- Waffles with Butter Syrup
