✨ save this post if you want to experience French-inspired fine dining with oceanfront views in Waikiki ✨ #halekulanimoment We started the night at @halekulanihotel with unique and innovative cocktails at L’Aperitif Cocktail Bar at La Mer. Followed by an amazing French-inspired cuisine at Hawaii’s only AAA Five Diamond and Forbes 5 Star restaurant — La Mer. La Mer makes you feel some type of way. The food itself is a passport to a travel experience. The dishes suddenly transported us to a fine-dining restaurant in the South of France. 🍸Featured L’Aperitif cocktails🍸 5G: new drink with different types of Gin and Ginger Beer – not on the menu yet! Miss Bonde: Raspberry Infused Absolut Vodka Enhanced with Champagne Compassion: Blend of Chopin Vodka, lilikoi, coconut water, and a spritz of champagne Halekulani Cocktail: Halekulani Bourbon, pineapple, orange, lemon juice, bitters and grenadine The Red Nichols Manhattan: Templeton Rye with Carpano Antico Vermouth, spiced with Halekulani bitters and then smoked 🍴Featured La Mer dishes🍴 Amuse-Bouche Pommes Soufflées Caviar Crabe et Concombre Sorbet de Citron, Persil et Coriandre (Crab and Cucumber Roll Geleé, Parsley Coriander Lemon Sorbet Chilean Seabass Poche, Mousseline d’Edamame, Champignons du Soleil Levant, Beurre Blanc (Poached Chilean Seabass, Edamame Mousseline, Shimeji Mushrooms, Zucchini and Sea Asparagus, Beurre Blanc) Homard Poché Tourbillon de Tomate au Chorizo Gnoc à l’Encre de Seiche (Poached Lobster, Swirl of Tomato Chorizo, Squid Ink Gnocchi, Chorizo Cream Sauce) Filet de Bœuf Sauce Périgueux Façon Rossini, Mousseline Truffée, et Pommes Soufflées (Filet of Beef, Foie Gras, Truffle Mousseline, Pommes Soufflées, Sauce Périgueux) Chariot de Fromage (Cheese Cart) Textures de Chocolat Gelée de Champagne, Rose Confites et Noisettes (Textures of Chocolate, Champagne Gelée, Rose Confit and Hazelnuts) Soufflé de Hawaii Sauce Mangue et Garniture (Hawaiian Soufflé with Caramelia, Black Tea, and Mango Sauces and Strawberry Elderflower Nibs) Émulsion de Gewürztraminer Granité d’Ananas et Perles d’Huile d’Olive (Gewürztraminer Emulsion, Pineapple Wine Granité and Olive Oil)