The first time I ever tried Fusion cuisine was at the Caribbean Breeze, a gourmet resteraunt that was in Belleville for far too short of a time. My parents took me there once for lunch and I went there as many times as possible before it unfortunately closed:
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/belleville/news/9905186.htm
For those of you who do not know, Fusion cuisine borrows from many cultures across the globe, and doesn’t really have a specific definition but this one seems to do a fair job:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_cuisine
I treated several of my friends out to a meal at the Caribbean Breeze before it closed; I felt I had to share the gift of fine cooking the only way I knew how: with a credit card. The place really was that good. I even attended the closing day, which was also chef Mitsuo Miyashita’s birthday. It was kind of sad, but the food and wine was good enough to make it a happy occasion on my side.
There are some Fusion resteraunts in St. Louis I might try out soon. A couple have caught my interest:
Redmoon: http://www.redmoon-stl.com
Mosiac: http://www.citymosaic.com
Ms. J
April 25th, 2005 at 11:51 am
Makes me hungry. Did you keep in touch with Mitsuo Miyashita? Maybe he is working for another resteraunt or possibly opened another?
Charles Guthrie
April 25th, 2005 at 11:40 pm
Master Chef Miyashita has moved to Tampa, FL where I understand he was going to open a new resteraunt. My friend Nate moved down there. Perhaps when I go down to visit him someday I’ll look for Miyashita’s new resteraunt… or perhaps any good Fusion resteraunt down there.