I was fortunate enough to win a seat at
LudoBites 4.0 last Thursday through a raffle
The Scenestar was having on Twitter. Whoever replied first would get the spot. I was shocked I won and was slightly worried it might be awkward to have dinner with a stranger I followed on Twitter, who was a pretty big deal in the music blog world. Turned out I was worried over nothing because the only thing the dinner lacked was wine (I forgot it was BYOB). Conversation was great, fun, and insightful. It was like chatting with a friend who loves music as much as I do, and I received a ton of tips on how to improve my own blog. He also told me about how the blog was built on him wanting to fill a void a previous blog left behind when it shut down. I'm so glad The Scenestar was created because, honestly, I find out all my info about tour dates, presales, and shows from him.
So, it was my third time attending
LudoBites and The Scenestar's first time. It was a great meal and he said it was one of the best meals he's ever had next to his mom's cooking (awww, how sweet!). Since I can never take photos as good as food bloggers do, I will be borrowing pictures from
kevinEats,
Kung Food Panda, and
Mattatouille. Here's a list of my favorite dishes of the night:
- Tartine Plate, Warm Baguette (Honey Lavender Butter & Smoked Lard): like Kung Food Panda said, there must have been crack in that lavender butter because I love it. I even wanted to take some home with me. I could eat that every morning! The Scenestar mentioned it was tasty to mix the butter and lard together. Maybe I'm a purist, but I still prefer to eat the lavender butter alone.
- Foie Gras Black Croque Monsieur, Cherry Amaretto Chutney: I have been dreaming about this sandwich since LudoBites 2.0 at The Breadbar. It might look alien with its black squid ink bread exterior enclosing a rich foie gras heart attack, but it is absolutely one of the best sandwiches I've ever had in my entire life.
- Squid Carbonara, Pancetta, Poached Egg (63 degrees), Parmesan Snow, Chive Flowers: the egg was perfectly poached. Chef Ludo, can you please make me eggs for breakfast every morning? It was just unfortunate that I was so busy talking to The Scenestar that the egg started getting overcooked on the squid. The squid wasn't overly chewy and I liked the look of the dish. It did look just like pasta but with a slightly chewier texture.
- Dark Chocolate Soufflé, Vanilla Whipped Cream, Hot Chocolate Ganache: I adore dark chocolate, so I had to have this. The souffle was perfectly light, fluffy, and rich. It was bigger than I thought it would be and halfway through, it was too rich for even my dark chocolate worshiping palate.
- Strawberry, Macaron, Lemon Verbena Meringue: taking a cue from HC, we ordered a second dessert and it was absolutely worth it, especially after finding out there were Pop Rocks candy in it! It was kind of like having a deconstructed strawberry pie.
After reading the Yello! Smashbox
interview with Ludo (I was especially interested in the part where Ludo discussed his musical interests. Also I loved the hip hop playlist he had at dinner), meeting The Scenestar, and having a discussion about blogs with
Matt, I got inspired to make some changes to my blog. This is the first of a series of posts where I will be combining my two favorite things: food and music.
More Reviews:
I'll be looking forward to the new blog format!
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