gas·tron·o·my [ga-stron-uh mee]  

noun1.the art or science of good eating.

food and photos by: Vincent LaMonte

Seared Snails and Chanterelle mushrooms with roasted hearts of leek and calvados ponzu

Heirloom Tomato salad with Tuscan olive oil, Roquefort water and nasturtium

Seared fois gras with green mango Buddha hand ravioli, Szechwan pepper lemongrass gastrique and mustardseed mint

Braised Brussels sprout white balsamic glazed cipollini onions and Myer lemon foam

Seared sweetbread with chestnut spaetzle and cumin blackberry

Seared lamb sweetbreads with chipotle strawberry sazerac and matchstick celery root

Fresh almond butter pasta wrapped veal cheek and fig blackstrap molasses and vermouth pickled fresh almonds

Open face poached lobster smoked tomato ravioli with smoked tomato, gooseberry, scotch bonnet and English cucumber

Veal loin and french horn with black plum and tawny port reduction

Maine lobster with banana tamarind fresh shoe peg and whipped corndas

Snapper and pear spaetzle with huckleberry epazote

Pan roasted halibut with egg whites and tomato sofrito

Young pork belly ramp kim chee, mustard oil, miso soy and apple smoked vinegar pickled garlic clove

Bone marrow chanterelle truffled bordelaise

Smoked acorn squash gnocchi with wood ear and artichoke in caper anchovy butter

Snapper with date vinegar pickled jicama and jasmine persimmon butter

Alaskan Halibut Fresh Corn Polenta Baby Bok Choy Chesapeake Crabmeat Sauce Vierge

Scallop and Bluefin Tuna with mango tea chestnut butter and Cilantro pistou

Scallop Baby bok choy Cumin carrot Sauce

bay scallop nori wrapped roe with mango rose tea chestnut banana sauce

Poussin shank with rosemary scallion glaze

Crispy bass with banana tamarind scallion ginger

Fluke wrapped nori with pluots jalapeno scallions salted plum pure

Spiny lobster bleu mignon arugula fig chi

Veal filet cocoa squash agnolotti epazote veal glace reduction

Foie gras miso noodles peach miso corn dashinas and edammame

Sweet breads and cashew with tomato yuzu parsnip epazote