Providence

Providence in Los Angeles is 2009 two-star Michelin restaurant. From my experience, the two-star rating may not be noticeable in the food but it certainly is in the restaurants staff. The waiters are all very attentive and the front of the house was kind and very helpful.

We started it off with a little sampler from the kitchen. It included a trout concoction in a shot glass with these little crispy round balls, and wasabi marshmallow. Sounds interesting, but it was so scrumptious (and NOT fishy at all).

After that point, all our remaining items had black spring truffle incorporated into the dish. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy truffles but it seemed to be over used in these dishes and it took away from the mystic and allure of truffles. The Fois Gras Saute with rhubarb, pink grapefruit, and arugula was good but a little oily. Also, the Italian black spring truffles over risotto was good but a little too rich and creamy.

Although we did not order desert, our server brought over a few little sweet samples – the chocolate marshmallow was the most memorable and one I would seek out again.