2.21.2018

#70 Rosaline

Did you know that Chef Ricardo Zarate's latest restaurant Rosaline is named after his mother? How sweet is that? I love Peruvian cuisine and cocktails and I love Rosaline on Melrose.

The interior is fabulous too. Important to me as a designer, but also really helps with the overall ambience, as does great service, which we had, despite a guaranteed 20% tip.

Good thing I'm pescetarian, because the Peruvian diet is fish heavy, and I certainly didn't mind.

The ceviche menu is on the back of the cocktail menu and our waitress was great at her job - she talked us into the tiradito de corvina which is ensenada sea bass, amazonian charapita chili, and tamarin yuzu walnut dressing. It comes out as four pieces of the slightly torched sea bass with some roasted nuts, fried garlic, and these little tiny, citrusy, yellow pepper that you are told are really hot and that your should eat it the same time as the fish.  I found them very lovely and not at all to spicy, but the perfect complement to the fish.


But first, the cocktails!


Pisco Sour

Then these amazing veggie dishes!



And finally, for the big reveal: The grilled branzino. It was truly delicious. The sauce, the charred veg on the side, and the tender, juicy fish itself. O.M.G. Get this dish!




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