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| - Muse is no myth!
I had dinner there the other night with my wife and was truly inspired! From the moment we walked into the restaurant, to the time we left, the entire experience was memorable. First impressions are lasting, and this dining experience will last.
Muse stimulates and engages all of your senses throughout the evening. Visually, through the ambience and interior design. Aurally, through the subtlety of the background musical sound staging, Smell, through the wonderful wafting odours from food being taken to surrounding tables. Taste, through the delectable choices available, and touch, through the simple handling of the napkin, the knife and folk, the slight turning of the plate, and above all, the powerful ritual of nosing that fine sangiovese, by lifting the glass firmly in one's fingers! Fingering the complimentary buttery popcorn was an unusual distraction compared to the usual boring, unimaginative ritual of buttering one's microwaved bread roll.
The ambience is wonderfully casual and contemporary, yet elegant. One is immediately drawn to the different levels and open spaces around you. As we were being taken to our secluded corner table upstairs, one could not be attracted to the interesting eating locations and double volume spaces in the restaurant.
The service was impeccable. Efficient, friendly and unpretentious. But then, how could my waiter dream of being pretentious, coming from laid back Victoria, and now studying Political Science at UOC, and dreaming of a Wild Rose Alliance Party victory in the next Provincial Elections. No intellectual mediocrity here! Just shear right wing enthusiasm. But who cares, when the hired help knows how to romance the food pour the wine....and heat the cognac glass at the table! Hey, take note, The Wild Rose Alliance Party has a potential leader in the making here!!! Thanks to Muse!
While choice is great, their menu is simplified, on one page, in readable English and I love it this way. No thick volumes to study, translate, and get guidance on from snobbish waiters. I always amuse myself in traditional Italian restaurants, where you get the latin version of all the unnecessary adjectives describing the food as well.
The menu reflects a wonderful French and Canadian selection of cuisine. Prior to seeing and tasting the food I thought I was going to get the usual Quebec bastardization of French cooking, passed off as ethnic Canadian fare. But alas, I was astounded at the appealing subtlety, texture and nuances of traditional southern french cooking. I like to view food with a certain sense of dimension and dynamics. It needs to have depth and character for me to describe it. I need to be propelled form the lightest sauce on the plate to the heaviest ingredient . And all the ingredients need to fully tingle my taste buds throughout the orgasmic performance and ritual of the meal. A chef who can achieve that is a true and inspiring artist.
I had the seared scallops, the Noble Farm Duck, the dark chocolate and praline mille feuille......I could wax lyrical about the quality, the freshness, the flavours, the preparation, the deliciousness, and all those adjectives which generally bore me, and in some cases some readers would not understand. The facts are simple. The food was superb. The chefs are superb. No need for a debate on this one.
Just go and check it out yourself.
Who dares talk about money when you go to a restaurant like this? It's not cheap, but then that's why we have other 'eat as much as you like" buffet restaurant choices in Calgary. Go there, if you are not discriminating and like your plate stuffed with tasteless food. Don't whine about paying for great service, great food, and great wine.
If you are a serious food lover, visit Muse Restaurant and Lounge.
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