Detroit Chef Creates a 10-Course Menu Based on Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’

For one night only a pop-up restaurant will host 36 guests to enjoy the menu, drink pairings and a full stream of the album .

Stephen Heard
February 17, 2014

Detroit chef Kyle Hanley has created a ten course meal based entirely off Radiohead's classic 2000 album Kid A. For one night only a pop-up restaurant will host 36 guests to enjoy the menu, drink pairings and a full stream of the album .

Hanley, who studied music before becoming a chef, told the Huffington Post when he listens to music he hears "textures and colors," and explained that Radiohead are a very textural and "very visceral band”. "Most people put out CDs, and this is an actual album. One song flows into the next, and we kind of want to do the same thing with the courses," he said.

The menu includes pan seared scallops and Pfalz Riesling paired with opening track 'Everything In Its Right Place', black caprese and a glass of Alto Adige Kerner to accompany the title track 'Kid A' and mousse dou with blackberry pâte de fruit Niepoort LBV port to see out the album alongside 'Motion Picture Soundtrack'.

See the full menu below.

  1. Everything in Its Right Place: Pan-seared diver scallop, yuzu fluid gel, fried cellophane noodle, lemongrass ponzu, chili oil. With Pfalz Riesling.
  2. Kid A: Black caprese. With Alto Adige Kerner.
  3. The National Anthem: Pan-seared lamb chops, crispy pig ear, blood orange reduction. With 100 percent Mourvedre.
  4. How to Disappear Completely: Oil-poached monkfish, white asparagus, white balsamic vinaigrette, daikon sprouts. With Leelanau Good Harbour Golden Ale.
  5. Treefingers: Tomato granita. With cilantro-infused gin, jalapeño syrup, fresh lime, sea salt, chili oil.
  6. Optimistic: Maple sugar-seared duck breast, pink peppercorn gastrique, orange juniper pearls, shredded confit. With Anderson Valley Knez Pinot Noir.
  7. In Limbo: Shades of Bouillabaisse. With Cava VallDolina.
  8. Idioteque: Arugula salad, sous-vide egg, lardo croutons, manchego crisps, crispy pancetta, smoked sherry vinaigrette, meyer lemon foam, caper dust. With Mezcal Chartruese sour, dash of Ango.
  9. Morning Bell: Meyer lemon sorbet. With gin and tonic.
  10. Motion Picture Soundtrack: Mousse dou with blackberry pâte de fruit Niepoort LBV port.

(Huffington Post)

Published on February 17, 2014 by Stephen Heard
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