É by Jose Andres – Las Vegas

Hello again friends,
Last night I had the good fortune of dining at É by Jose Andres in Las Vegas.
I have done a good bit of dining on this trip, but the most important reservation for me to obtain was this one in my opinion.

I was one of two seatings on 9 guests they do per night at a special chefs counter in the rear of the Jaleo space.

The first half or so of the meal was rapid fire finger food items. Much of this food tasted like or represented traditional Spanish flavors and dishes. We were served “pan con tomate” which was a crisp bubbled cracker filled with tomato espuma and topped with jamon iberico. Was it traditional? Not exactly but it tasted familiar which was cool and comforting.

There were more than 20 courses so I will highlight some of my favorites but if you have q’s about any particular courses ask away and I will do my best to answer.

-carbonated cocktail sphere. I don’t drink alcohol so they were kind enough to give me a n/a version but everyone else got cava spheres with compressed melon on the inside.

-little sandwich. This was actually foie mousse, truffle slices and sliced peaches between slices of bread that were actually meringue made with apple foam. Fun to eat.

-crispy oyster snack. Made from crispy rice and was very delicate. We were told to commit to our bite to avoid making a mess. Sage advice.

-mussels in escabeche. Tender mussels and olive spheres with orange supremes, topped with escabeche foam served from a small bathtub. Not lying.

-wagyu striploin with spherical gnocchi. Spherical gnocchi, how fucking cool. Served with impossibly tiny chanterelles. I asked if they received an order of chanterelles this small and the chefs told me that their mushroom purveyor lets them pick over cases for the tiniest.

Everything was really delicious and entertaining. I enjoyed watching so much of the plating from my seat at the bar. Didn’t feel bogged down afterward for having eaten so much food.
Highly rec.