Sharp

I bet the tangerine works well with the beets, that's a great pairing idea. The contrast is wicked too, great colors - though the photo probably doesn't bring out the beets as well as it should.

Now I'm thinking, depending on how much the flavor would be compromised, if chioggia beets would make for a suitable visual upgrade or if the dish would look too bizarre. Or if it's even possible, since cooking them down ruins their neat red and white rings. Maybe a combo - standard beets with one offset chioggia. Either way, I guess it would ruin the compote visual and overcomplicate shit, so fuck that plan.

You know there might be a slick way to whip apricot into the goat cheese and marble it out, or change the color entirely and re-constitute it. You'd be the first dude with apricot goat cheese. That'd probably be overkill though, since the apricot is meant to compliment...just thinking outloud.

What's the bed?

Either way, this is a HANDSOME dish, and it's cool in a sense that it works on lots of levels - like it'll work all year round (depending on how much of a seasonal hound you are), and at any time of the day or meal. I'm thinking I'd like to start off with this, then have something lamb-related. Or have this afterwards, even. This is sorta like a caprese salad for a new generation. I'd like to try it, and I've never been fond of beets.

Ten Michelin stars, n***a!