Senia Dinner, Cabinet and Incredible Mango

We're making a big cabinet for one of our first clients. She bought her first piece back in July, a side table made from a converted table saw. Now, we're making a desk/cabinet for her, a piece which her, Kristina and I designed together. This piece will have knotty pine doors and wave-themed feet. We're still in the process of finishing it up. In the meantime, check out a quick speed through of the process. We love when our clients come back for a second piece!

Face frame

Made of poplar, fastened together with pocket hole screws.

Plywood case

3/4" plywood, held together with biscuits.

Face frame attached to the case!

Cabinet ready to paint!

Kristina painting our sale signs

We made a set of serving platters and some wine menu books for an amazing restaurant in Chinatown, called Senia. Last night, Kristina and I went to have dinner at Senia, to see our work in action. Below, you'll find a slideshow of our meal. One of the most amazing meals of all time, made really special by incredible wine pairings.

Senia's logo laser etched into the monkeypod cover

Their logo is the cross section of a pineapple. Never would have guessed that, but it looks great!

They brought the reserve wine list that we made out for us!

Kristina studying the wine menu

Scotch cocktail

I didn't catch what was in this cocktail. But it was boozy, full of scotch, with some rum in there and incredibly delicious.

Hot Smoked Salmon

With morel mushrooms, English peas and horseradish cream. Absolutely delicious; eating this dish brought me back to the Russian neighborhood that my grandmother lived in when I was growing up. Apparently, that area of NYC actually served as the inspiration for the flavors in this dish!

Kampachi Tataki

Kristina dug into this dish before I could get a proper picture. Kampachi sashimi is my favorite, so we were really excited. Served with thinly sliced hearts of palm and a finadene sauce, it was delicious. The lightly seared kampachi was so soft, which was perfectly paired with the crunchy hearts of palm.

Charred Cabbage!

This dish has been getting amazing reviews around the country. We had to try it, and the sommelier, Chris, brought us a wine pairing, Champalou chenin blanc. It had a little bit of sweetness which made the cabbage taste even better. Chris is amazing, and his service and wine pairings made our night truly special.

BBQ Beets

Crushed avocado, sunflower seeds, fried quinoa and fried wild rice. The crunch of the fried quinoa, sunflower seeds and rice worked so well with the beets and avocado. Perfect amount of barbeque flavor.

Snapper face!

I had seen pictures of the whole snapper that they served, so I really wanted to order it. Look at those teeth!

Aftermath of snapper

The snapper was delicious. We devoured the entire fish, and it paired well with the bottle of Spanish red wine that we ordered.

Dessert

Buttermilk vanilla ice cream with matcha sherbert.

Some delicious coffee

The coffee helped counter the effects of the wine, but only a little bit. We left Senia totally full, a bit mindblown, incredibly happy and a little tipsy. A huge thank you to everybody at Senia for our incredible night.