Blini

Blini are an elegant way to begin a meal. They’re light, creamy, and refined, and they’re a wonderful vehicle for garnishes, so we serve them six or seven different ways, treating them, in effect, like a luxurious potato. The blini almost dissolve on your tongue, leaving the flavors of the garnishes.

One way we serve them is with roasted peppers and eggplant caviar. Another is with bottarga, a bright tasty garnish, especially when paired with the rich, buttery tomato confit. But these blini are great even with just a little fresh butter. Although we make them small, there’s no reason you can’t make them larger.