Private Garden Supper Series VI - Omakase

Private Garden Supper Series - VI

Step into something far more personal with Private Garden Supper Series VI — Chef’s Choice: Pan-Asian Omakase Tasting, an evening that feels less like a dinner and more like a moment in time. This edition carries added significance—it marks Chef Chris Ferguson’s birthday, and with it, a deeply intentional, celebratory menu shaped by instinct, memory, and creative freedom.

For this installment, Chef Chris abandons the expected and leans fully into the spirit of omakase—placing trust in the chef’s hands. What unfolds is a refined, multi-course Pan-Asian tasting experience that moves effortlessly between bold expression and delicate restraint, blending elevated technique with the soulful, globally influenced identity that defines The Pure Truth Culinary Services.

Each course arrives as a story—layered with nuance, texture, and surprise—designed not only to be tasted, but felt. The setting, an exclusive private garden in Philadelphia, heightens the experience: intimate, atmospheric, and intentionally curated to mirror the emotion behind the food.

This is more than a continuation of a series—it’s a celebration of craft, growth, and another year of culinary evolution.

Menu

I. Tom Yum Essence

Wild Gulf Prawn - Kaffir Lime - Thai Basil Oil

Plant-based option (King Mushrooms)

A clarified aromatic broth, bright and perfumed — the sea awakened by citrus and herb.

II. Larb Gai Royale

Smoked Ground Chicken - Toasted Jasmine - Mixed Greens

Plant-based option (Minced Tempeh)

A delicate royale custard layered with Northern Thai aromatics, smoke, and warmth.

III. Omakase Selection

Chef’s daily composition of pristine seafood

Tiger Prawn Tempura - Bluefin Akami Nigiri - Snow Crab Maki

Balanced textures — crisp, supple, oceanic.

Plant-based option

• Tempura Hearts of palm spears
• Bluefin Akami Nigiri - Watermelon “tuna” (compressed, soy-cured, lightly torched)
• Snow Crab Maki - Shredded hearts of palm + kelp + vegan kewpie-style mayo

IV. Saikyo Miso Black Cod

Brown Butter Kombu - Garlic Noodles

Silken, caramelized, and deeply umami — a harmony of sea and aged miso.

Plant-based option - Miso-glazed roasted eggplant

V. 24-Hour Massaman Prime Short Rib

Hainanese Rice - Coconut-Peanut Jus

Slow devotion. Tender spice. A quiet crescendo of warmth and richness.

Plant-based Option - Braised beef-style seitan 

VI. Miso Butterscotch Cake

Mascarpone Ice Cream - Sesame Tuile

Plant-based option - Mascarpone Ice Cream & Butterscotch Cake

Zen Prelude — Banchan Garden Offerings (Plant-based)

A curation of seasonal small plates presented as additional courses throughout the evening.

Yuzu-Pickled Market Vegetables

Sesame Spinach Goma-ae

Fermented Chili Cucumber

Kimchi Lotus Root

Reserve your seat at the table—and be part of the story.

Private Garden Supper Series VI awaits.

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