When I received an email announcing Diego Grimberg, the head chef at Albert Adria’s much anticipated (I’d waited patiently for over two years for it to open) restaurant, Enigma, was in town for one night only at Zoilo’s, I immediately booked.
I was particularly excited as I was heading to Barcelona to eat at Enigma before he would be in London, and I was lucky enough to meet him there.
E and I were seated at the bar which I loved, as there was so much more interaction. At just £25, we decided to go with the wine pairing and so met sommelier and Diego’s wife, the incredibly lovely Matilda who took great care of us all night. All of the wines came from Luigi Bosca and some were stunning.
We started with snacks. The prawn cloud with trout eggs was so soft we had to use our spoons, rather than fingers. It was a perfect combination of light and rich, the prawn cloud soft and subtly flavoured, the trout eggs rich and bursting in our mouths.
The corn tamal was stunning and very similar to one of my favourite dishes from Enigma. The tamal was soft and buttery, the beef was so tender it melted. I could happily eat these all night.
To finish, we had Yerba Mate flavoured pears, fragment and floral, a perfect palate cleanser.
Next, we moved to the garden course, white asparagus macaronis and cheese whey.
Next, we moved to the sea, catch of the day with crab “humita” and grilled lettuce gazpacho.
Our final dish was land – Argentine rib eye, spherical potatoes, ceps and seaweed salt. Fuck me, what a dish!
Wow, just wow!
Our final course, dessert.
We had a truly amazing night, there was no turning of tables, the food was an amazing £45 a head. I was very lucky as Diego came to speak to us during and after the meal. Matilde took such good care of us as did David behind the bar, we felt completely spoiled. Massive thanks to all involved.