Lemon, at the centre.
Six courses and two cuvées around one ingredient, at the Krug Chef's Table at Shin'Labo.
Every year Krug Maison de Champagne chooses one ingredient and asks its Ambassade chefs to read the cuvée against it. For 2024 the House of Krug chose lemon. At the Krug Chef's Table at Shin'Labo, that brief became a six-course pairing with Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition and Krug Rosé 26ème Édition. I kept the citrus restrained at every level: citron ponzu, citron salt syrup, fermented lemon dashi, soja citron caramel, miso lemon tuile, citron crème anglaise, citron kuzu mochi. Each dish is built around the lemon, from the amuse-bouche to the mochi.
The menu in full
Amuse-Bouche. Uni tofu, rose, watermelon, shira-ae · Ikura, white balsamic pearls, kare rice · Menchi-katsu (fish), citron crème · Krug Rosé 26ème Édition
Sashimi & Sushi Moriawase. Aged kanpachi (amberjack), citron ponzu · Tai (snapper), kombu and citron cured, soy sauce · Sushi tuna temaki à la citron · Sushi nigiri, robusutā (lobster) and citron salt syrup · Krug Rosé 26ème Édition
Le Entrée (signature). Caviar, miso lemon tuile, fermented lemon dashi, kiku chawanmushi · Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition
Le Plat Principal. Bidor duck, beetroot, soja citron caramel, wild celery and kombu oil, with binchotan-roasted shiitake mushroom, gyokuro and rice · Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition
Pre-Dessert. Monaka, citron crème anglaise, vanilla parfait glacé
Le Dessert. Citron kuzu mochi, Japanese momo, grape gelée, sake granité, miso tuile · Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition
Photographs from the table
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The Krug × Lemon tasting at the Krug Chef's Table, Shin'Labo. Photographs by Bonnie Yap.
The lemon carries the whole menu.
On the 2024 Single Ingredient
Selected Press
Full archive →- First Classe House of Krug Celebrates the Power of the Lemon Krug Single Ingredient, Lemon · 2024 programme 15 June 2024
One year of the Maison's brief, at one table, with two cuvées. Lemon in every course, kept quiet. The friendship with Krug goes on, and so does the work, one edition and one ingredient at a time.