December 27, 2002

After six months of preparation, French fine dining outfit Salut is now Salut: The Meeting Place, where there's an interactive theatre floor show for more adventurous diners. Expect the floor staff dressed in can-can outfits to perform a spirited dance during dinner, and mingle with guests. The French cuisine remains consistent.

To begin-
South: Flower crab pattie [sic] wafting forth magic Mughal spice, tomato-olive Provençal relish
North: Herbal dun4 tang1 with shui3 jiao3
West: Parsnip velouté abloom with froth, ikura
Center: Ditto

Next-
South: Braised lamb shank and mash
North: Prismatic mushroom risotto (parsley flecks, carrot confetti)
West: Chilean seabass, cannellini/flageolet/navy/white bean ragout
Center: "Attack of the Oil Spill" petrochemically-infused Chilean seabass

Last-
South: Lemon-vanilla soufflé
North: Apple prune vodka crumble, spice-cream
West: Jasmine tea crème brûlée, passionfruit sorbet
Center: Ditto

Unfortunately, only the bread, butter and dessert were consistent. Burgundy awnings? A hysterical gesture. One of the twins has vanished, as has half the clientele. Boccelli and Brightman...and then a composure-shattering shift into corny country line-dance stuff.

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