Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Sweet equals good?

Right now I'm watching Top Chef. I do like the show. But the reason why I'm mentioning it is because most of the time I see something in this show that keeps going on in every restaurant!

The chefs are not really specialized in pastry. That is  bad for us costumers and it totally reflects, even in good restaurants, in our meals. I'm so tired of coming from a perfectly seasoned salad or an amazing shrimp, that d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y puts me in the mood for desert, and than end up with something that in the menu sounds perfect and instead is something way less than acceptable. 

Sugary, to much chocolate and lack of imagination are some of the most common problem, but I've been facing even worst things like so called chefs making foods tasting bad!!! Fortunately there are exceptions. Just to name two good ones there are the interesting combination of the deserts in Casa Calvet* and the whole new concept of Spai Sucre - a restaurant dedicated to the sugar.   

*Both restaurants are from Barcelona - Spain. As a plus to it's great food, Casa Calvet is located inside the building that has the same name. It was designed by Antonio Gaudi. He is the famous architected of Park Guel and Sagrada Familia.

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