Dinner at Chez TJ

For Inna's birthday, I made reservations at the famous Michelin 1-star Chez TJ restaurant in Mountain View for Friday, February 23, at 19:30.

After arriving and taking our seats, we were given several wine menus. After some discussions with the waiter, we selected a half-bottle of Vouvray. After spending some time in the Loire region of France, we had always loved Vouvray.

Chez TJ is a contemporary French cuisine restaurant in one of Mountain View, CA's most historic Victorian homes. Originally built circa 1894, the structure was home to Julius and Fanny Weilheimer. Julius was a Vice President of the Mountain View Farmers and Merchant’s Bank as well as a member of the town Council. In the early 1980s, George Aviet and Thomas J. McCombie acquired the property and served their first dinner on November 26, 1982.

Our Chef's Tasting Menu consisted of the following items:

• Silver Sky Ranch Sweetbread, Burnt Onion Consommé
• Royal Osetra Caviar, Avocado, Barley
• Star Route Farm Red Beet, Hokkaido Scallop, Citrus Lace
• White Asparagus, Razor Clam, Favas from the Garden, Monterey Bay Seaweeds
• Black Bread
• Sacramento Sturgeon, Kaluga Caviar, Hearts of Palm, Oroblanco
• Alphonso, Mango Sorbet, Millet Crumble,
• Golden Beet Ravioli, Winter Black Truffle, Marin Roots Chickwood
• Broken Arrow Ranch Quail, Salsify, Morels, Rhubarb
• Poppy Sunflower Seed Pain Levain, Cara Cara Ricotta
• It's Always Sunny: Vanilla, Yuzu, Kalamansi
• Burnt Honey Sesame Ice Cream, Honeycomb
• Nectarine & Cherry Pate De Fruit
• Coffee Caramel
• Cranberry Walnut Mendiant

Executive Chef: Stan Michalski

Executive Pastry Chef: Christine Johanson

We had a wonderful 2.5-hour dinner, enjoying very unique dishes. Our favorites included Sacramento Sturgeon with Caviar, and It's Always Sunny dessert/.