mai 6th, 2011
Numerical Nourishment
The Fibonacci Sequence has always held an air of mystery, showing the inherent connectedness of math, science, and nature.
The molecular gastronomy stylings of Fibo Restaurant bring dining into the mix, with cuisine and cocktails that cheekily reference the famous set of numbers by taking one ingredient and building on it exponentially. We started with a tasty appetizer of aphrodisiac oysters ($17) with passion fruit pearls and shavings of icy vodka, followed by a tuna tataki crusted in hemp and volcanic salt and saucily topped with a piece of liquorice ($19). Instead of dessert we delighted in the mad-scientist cocktail list that made taking the three sets of stairs back down to ground level more than a little treacherous. Our favourite? Cyrogenically frozen berries floating in bubbles and sloe gin ($15).
Who knew liquid nitrogen could be so delicious? —JN
To see the makings of a liquid nitrogen spiked cocktail, see today’s Editors' Diary. Fibo, 215 Notre-Dame St. W., Montreal, 514-508-3426, www.fibo.ca
