Schlosshotel Lerbach, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Photographs from my meal in  Germany ,Bergisch Gladbach at Schlosshotel Lerbach on September 19, 2011.

Chef Thomas Müler before dinner

Chef Nils Henkel

Amuse bouche: foie gras, lamb tartar with caviar

Amuse bouche: crab rice balls, crab and miso gelée

Amuse bouche: crab rice ball, crab with dashi gelée

Amuse bouche: langoustine, curry, carrot, beet root

Amuse bouche: oyster, lime, greens

Chefs Nils Henkel (Schlosshotel Lerbach), Christian Bau (Schloss Berg), Sven Elverfeld (Aqua), and Thomas Bühner (La Vie)

Amuses bouche: oyster and foie gras

1st Course: Foie gras Lumumba and plum, by Sven Elverfeld

2nd Course: Summer tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, basil, tomato tea, by Nils Henkel

3rd Course: Lightly smoked arctic char, vinaigrette of elder-capers, cress mash, char caviar, by Nils Henkel

4th Course: Turbot - sweet, sour, salty, and spicy, by Christian Bau

5th Course: King crab, smoked egg, pumpkin, sot l'y laisse, by Thomas Bühner

6th Course: Spice pigeon, kefir lime, pomegranate, sesame, cous cous, by Sven Elverfeld

7th Course: Gorgonzola, beetroot, marjoram, and pistachio, by Thomas Bühner

Dining room at Schlosshotel Lerbach

8th Course: Black forest gâteau, by Christian Bau

Petits fours

Post-dessert: Strudel

Wine selection

Chefs Christian Bau (Schloss Berg), Thomas Bühner (La Vie), Sven Elverfeld (Aqua), and Nils Henkel (Schlosshotel Lerbach)

2nd Course: Tomato tea

Christian Bau, Sven Elverfeld, Hotel Manager, Elena Arzak, Thomas Müler, Nils Henkel

Complete dinner menu