This is a tremendous restaurant offering fantastic...

This is a tremendous restaurant offering fantastic chef-created dishes, impeccable service in a stylish atmosphere. As a Micheline one-star restaurant, Plumed Horse deserves serious consideration for a special occasion.

On my visit, I opted for the tasting menu with the rare wine pairings. Although very pricey, I heartily recommend it. Expect to pay up to about $1000 for two depending on optional selections.

My meal followed a fairly standard progression for a fine dining tasting menu, with several seafood selections followed by pheasant, veal, cheese and dessert. Excellent wine pairings, some a bit adventurous, we're poured by the sommelier, who was eager to answer any questions on the selected vintages.

Notable among the tasting menu dishes was the chef specialty souffle with uni and Dungeness crab sauce (pay the supplement and don't pass this up!), A salmon preparation that almost melted in my mouth, and a veal fillet that was so good, it brought tears to my eyes.

Among the wines was a Chardonnay that would change your idea of the all too common grape, and a 1982 port was everything you'll ask for in a dessert wine.

As a very special treat, I ended the meal with a very dear 1932 vintage maderia, which certainly qualifies for the oldest food I've ever consumed. I can only speculate on how this pre-war vintage survived 86 years before finding it's way to my glass. Truly a bucket list experience.

One cautionary note, should you opt for the wine pairings, I highly suggest using Uber for your transportation!