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Palate cleanser of the week

Cyrusblog It arrived right after the rabbit loin with artichoke and ravioli and just before the Wagyu beef with white asparagus and marrow crème brûlée. A waiter approached the table during dinner at Cyrus in Healdsburg with a white seashell-covered orb nestled in an elaborately folded napkin. Inserted into the orb was a black straw, and on top of the black straw was what looked like a flower but what turned out to be a palate cleanser -- a single bite of raspberry sorbet. You remove the black straw from the base, eat the sorbet, and then the waiter whisks the orb away. You should have seen the mignardises....

Cyrus, 29 North St., Healdsburg; (707) 433-3311. 

-- Betty Hallock

Photo by Betty Hallock

Comments

Oh, how precious! Next time I am in that neighborhood, I think I'll just dine on a burger at Taylor's Refresher over in St. Helena.

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