One of the reasons why we like tasting menus is the possibility for chefs to show their full creativity and influence in their cooking. Especially tasting menus where the chef can bring in personal “relationships” - which also interested us in Chef Mark Liberman’s Mago restaurant https://www.magorestaurant.com/ in Oakland where he includes Colombian influences in his tasting menu. First time at Mago and really liked the ambience and food which didn’t shy away from those influences. Nice seat at the kitchen counter with great view to the wood-fired grill and seeing the chef in action throughout the night. It is also good to see that more restaurants offer non-alcoholic pairing which where well done and mostly in-house
Butternut squash, oats, coffee
Black bean dolma, maricuya
Arepa with maitake, sunflower seed
Raw scallop, quince, kohlrabi
Swordfish, parsnip, green leek chermoula
Porcini, beet, chestnut, huckleberry
Slow cooked pork, red cabbage curtido, dried corn with sazon
Milk chocolate, mint, lemon
Dulces
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