During our visit to Taichung (Taiwan), I was a little surprised that our first stop wasn't any traditional Chinese restaurant as I had expected but a chef's table, featuring modern French cuisine at that. It turned out to be a great experience - life is full of unexpected delights like that 😄
Founded in 1995, Giverny‘s Kitchen (affiliated with Crescent Moon Cooking Academy) hosts chef's table meals. Chef's table at Giverny‘s Kitchen is a delicious and enriching experience - we enjoyed fine food while watching the chef in action, asking him questions, learning about our meal.
We sat comfortably around an open concept island kitchen. All the ingredients were laid on the kitchen top. The chef prepared the dish, explaining it to us as he cooked our meal. Everyone enjoyed the relaxed, casual ambiance.
The chef's table menu hangs at the front door outside. Breakfast costs NT$288 per pax, lunch NT$488 per pax and dinner NT$1500+ per pax. Besides chef's table, Giverny‘s Kitchen conducts cooking lessons daily as Crescent Moon Cooking Academy.
Chef Yang has 12 years of experience in French cuisine and cooking techniques.
We watched Chef Yang prepare our salad 😄
It's spongy mushrooms and crunchy leafy vegetables grown in Giverny‘s Kitchen own garden and from local farmers. The lightly sauteed vegetables were simply dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Nice!
Our second course. Prawns wrapped in a ribbon of streaky bacon, pan seared and then smothered in cheese.
Our shrimp and cheese appetiser.
Chef Yang prepares our first main dish of pan fried duck breasts 香煎櫻桃鴨胸.
Chef Yang fried the duck breasts by patiently splashing them with hot melted butter.
Thick slices of tender juicy duck breasts with a strip of fatty skin attached. Natural sweetness and a subtle gaminess filled the mouth when we chewed on the tender juicy duck breast slices. Duck is one of my favourite meats.
Chef Yang pan fries the pork knuckle 德式脆皮豬腳.
Crispy skin with tender juicy fat and savoury meat below. (The meaty pork knuckle was served boneless.)
Pan frying pieces of Norwegian salmon fish.
Nicely done.
Chef Yang finishing the thick chunks of sous vide Angus beef 無骨牛小排 on a pan.
Oh la la perfectly done medium rare tender juicy beefiness.
👉 Next time you are in Taichung, check out the Chef's table experience at Giverny‘s Kitchen 吉凡尼的私房小廚. Good quality, fresh ingredients with many from the restaurant's own garden. Expertly prepared by dedicated Chef Yang who also explains the dishes and their preparation patiently (in Mandarin only). It's a tasty, enjoyable dining experience at a reasonable price. Call 04-23769755 to reserve a seat.
Restaurant name: Giverny‘s Kitchen 吉凡尼的私房小廚
Address: No. 60, Wuquan 7th Street, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan 40348 | 西區五權七街60號
GPS: 24°08'06.6"N 120°39'45.3"E | 24.135163, 120.662573
Tel: 04-23769755 (call to reserve)
Hours: Breakfast 8:00am - 10:30am | Lunch 12:00 noon - 2:00pm | Afternoon tea 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Dinner 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Non Halal
Date visited: 19 Jul 2017
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