An Iron Chef’s Showcase

Published on Friday, February 11, 2011, by Cicely Wedgeworth / Edit Post

Atelier Crenn is the perfect stage for the talents of Dominique Crenn, the former chef of Luce who had a triumph on Iron Chef America, says goingoutagain. "I have eaten at almost all the top restaurants in San Francisco, and there is no one cooking more interesting, personal and high-level food than this chef."

The current seasonal tasting menu, "Prelude to a Winter Night," has fancifully named dishes like Memory of Childhood, a potato dish with ham and cheese.

"The Walk in the Forest salad was spectacular and I usually eat salad as obligation instead of thrill," says goingoutagain, who considered the truffle and egg, with herbs from the garden and orange, perfection. Meanwhile, "my friend said that she would be content eating the foie gras, and nothing but the foie gras, for the rest of her life."

Atelier Crenn [Cow Hollow]
3127 Fillmore Street, San Francisco
415-440-0460

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  • Hi Moon Cake, Dominique Crenn was indeed on Iron Chef America and WON. I know there are a lot of cooking type shows these days and Im sure you got confused however if you check out the episode from August 8, 2010 "Battle of yogurt" you will see that she was not only there but that she triumphed. I trust once you watch, "weird" will not fit quite right but perhaps creative and or mind-blowing...+READ

    Hi Moon Cake, Dominique Crenn was indeed on Iron Chef America and WON. I know there are a lot of cooking type shows these days and Im sure you got confused however if you check out the episode from August 8, 2010 "Battle of yogurt" you will see that she was not only there but that she triumphed. I trust once you watch, "weird" will not fit quite right but perhaps creative and or mind-blowing will.
    All the best.-COLLAPSE

  • Dominique Crenn was hardly an Iron Chef and you cannot call her performance on the show a triumph. She cooked weird food and was eliminated early.