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| - Wow, was really impressed by the creativity and flavour combinations in pretty much all the dishes I had at Bero. I was here recently for the chef's menu ($98) and did it ever deliver. Each dish was better than the last, I was so sad when the meal ended.
As many others have mentioned, the bone marrow gnocchi is deliciously awesome. It is so soft and fluffy and has that subtle bone marrow flavour that well, you can only find in bone marrow.
Other favs of mine included the lingcod on brioche, and the muscovy duck which was done amazingly well. Even the little appetizer/amuse-bouche they brought in the beginning, which contained mik and black garlic, a combination I would never have though tasted good together in my life, was amazing. There was only one dish that didn't sit so well with me, and that was the foie gras, as it wasn't pure foie gras and it was a bit too salty and had a strong flavour I didn't enjoy. The duck fat bun it came with though, was heavenly. And I never use that word.
I've heard Bero described as having Spanish/Mediterranean influence, I think because the executive chef has a background in that type of cuisine, but really I thought that the menu was agnostic to any particular type of cuisine. It was more of a locavore-meets-molecular-gastronomy type place; a good mix of everything with some old school thrown in with the experimental. It was honestly the best meal I've ever had, and was worthy of something belonging in a much more expensive restaurant. RUN, don't walk, to Bero, before Bero gets so famous that there's a months-long reservation wait list!
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