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Everyone has their own opinions on food. For instance, some love fast food while others hate it. However, according to one Michelin-starred chef, there's no question: his food is art. And he's maintaining this opinion after receiving an eviscerating review that went viral!
Michelin-Starred Chef’s Artsy Menu
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When one pair of food writers went to Bros', a rather interesting Michelin-starred restaurant in Lecce, Italy, they never expected their trip to go viral. According to the Michelin guide, the eatery, which serves "creative, contemporary" Italian food, provides "guests with a clear insight into their cuisine, featuring innovative and surprising tasting dishes – many of which are finished with a theatrical flourish at your table – all the way through to the excellent desserts. Creative and exuberant in equal measure!" However, when Everywhereist travel writer Geraldine DeRuiter arrived with her friend, she found Bros less than satisfactory, to say the least...
According to DeRuiter, she had her friend left Bros starving! Apparently, the menu included "twelve kinds of foam and a teaspoon of savory ice cream that was olive flavored." More descriptions of the disastrous meal included "slivers of edible papers," "rancid ricotta," and "an oyster loaf that tasted like Newark airport." Worst of all? Citrus foam that the restaurant serves inside a plaster cast of the chef's mouth. They were actually told to "lick it out of the chef's mouth." That's right!
Completely dumbfounded as to how Bros' could have earned a Michelin star, DeRuiter took to her site to share the terrible review. Soon enough, the bad review went viral! Of course, Pellegrino Brothers – the restaurant owners – noticed the review, too. And they had their own take on the situation, to say the least...
Crossing Boundaries In Food
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Chef Floriano Pellegrino, the man behind the food, soon issues a three-page statement as bizarre as his menu. In the response, he called his food "art" and named himself a "master chef." Strangely, the statement also included pictures of the owners on horseback. That's right! "Preparing food that is liked is like making a drawing of a man on a horse. It is not that hard, but most people will admire you," the chef said in his statement. "Contemporary art does not provide you with answers, but offers you great questions...Contemporary cuisine should do the same."
"What is art?" Pellegrino continued. "What is food, what is a chef, what is a client, what is good taste, what looks beautiful? Here at Bros' we strive every day for avant-garde. We have undertaken this risk since we decided to return to our territory, after international experiences. We invest to revolutionize it and make it grow with us."
In the end, the team at Bros does not plan on changing anything. "We know very well where we are and what we are doing," he finished by saying. "We thank Mrs. XXX — I don't remember her name — for making us get to where we had not yet arrive." Meanwhile, DeRuiter also remained confident in her work. "As a writer, you pray to the gods of chaos for material like this," she explained. "I'm a humor writer, but I don't think anything I can come up with will ever top 'This is a man on a horse'. It is comedic genius."
Sources: The Daily Mail, MSN
