Test Kitchen: Red Medicine By Jordan Kahn (Los Angeles)
Pimm's No. 1 (Found at Test Kitchen: Red Medicine) Recently, Los Angeles has been a mecca for pop up restaurants, highlighted by the Ludobites series that's been going on for the past year plus. Now comes a series of pop up chefs showcasing their talents, located at Test Kitchen, which is the brainchild of one Brian Saltsburg , whom I had the privilege of meeting on a trip to Tijuana last year. First up at the Test Kitchen would be one Jordan Kahn showcasing his upcoming restaurant venture, Red Medicine, a Vietnamese influenced restaurant. 1. RADISHES - coco-butter, lime, dried soy A simple, refreshing appetizer of radishes mixed with a coconut butter to give it a much needed richness to the dish. The dish itself was fine, but I was ready with the next course. 2. cured AMBERJACK - lime leaf, french melon, nuoc cham, bird chili, mint A much stronger dish than the aforementioned radishes dish. I enjoyed the sweetness of the melon mixed with the amberjack that was infused with th...