Bastide Tasting Menu

Had the "surprise menu" at Bastide (in Los Angeles) a few weeks back, to which the Sommelier paired wines for each course. Some were spot on great, some simply worked. I just found the menu which I had kept and figured, for fun, I'd share it with you and see what YOU would pair with each course:

Amuse Bouche: Deconstruction of Bloody Mary (sort of a Bloody Mary in a spoon, with some parts made into ices and some more jellied or saucy) ****

Chorizo Cream Balsamic, Macadamia, Ice Onions, Ice Cornichons (this was a kind of soup) ******

Hot Foie Gras Orange Soda, Grand Marnier, Brown Butter Ice Cream *******

Scallop Profiterolle Ying Yang (this was essentially a seared scallop on one side of the plate, and some blood sausage on the other) ********

Cap'N Crunch Cod Smoked Mashed Potato, Pickled Banana, Red Bell Pepper Oil (yes, it was cod in a Cap'n Crunch cereal coating) ********

Seared Duck Breast Wasabi Consomme, Udon, Soy Sauce Gelee, Black Trumpet, Dried Apricot, Toast Skin Oil ******

Les Fromages de Norbert ********

Piment Ice Cream, Basil ******

Strawberry "En Folie" (this was a sort of gummy strawberry jelled-pudding with a small island of strawberry creamishness in the middle, topped with strawberry Pop Rocks candy) ********

Pebreast Fours ***********