Oh my god, this was amazing! I had no idea this would turn out so well, but this was one of my top maybe three dishes I've ever made. I loved this, and licked my plate clean, then licked Jeanette's plate clean. Just awesome.

The last of the smoked seafood trio, this was a play on paella. I love paella. It is one of my favorite dishes to make and to eat, and I do so pretty often. My favorite version is with Spanish chorizo, shrimp, lemon, saffron rice, and some aromatics...

Second of the smoked seafood trio of courses, the mackerel course had awesome components, but a lot of people didn't feel they came together in the course, and I suppose I have to agree. I brined then hot-smoked some mackerel and served it warm with a...

Served in petri dishes, this was a delicious first seafood course. Initially, I'd planned on serving the three fishes together on one plate as a smoked seafood trio. The scallops had smoked scallop "bacon," the mackerel was smoked, and the shrimp...

This was intended as a brief palate cleanser after two relatively heavy, meaty amuses. It's a frozen whipped lime meringue with some garnishes. I thought it served its function perfectly while also being delicious and unexpected. Frozen, Whipped...

Delicious. The only snafu was that I plated it in reverse order as I had intended. The potato does not work on top because it's too crispy to cut through that way. The potato dedinitely needs to be on the bottom, and I somehow just forgot when...