{"id":80,"date":"2008-12-31T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=80"},"modified":"2008-12-31T18:44:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T18:44:00","slug":"moto-chicago-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"Moto, Chicago IL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a trip that included fantastic meals at Charlie Trotter’s, Tru, Bongo Room, and Cafe Spiaggia it was my New Years Eve reservation at Moto with my sister that I looked forward to the most. With only a small amount of exposure to the world of Molecular Gastronomy I’d seen videos of Fat Duck’s obsurd bacon egg with liquid nitrogen preparred tableside and read numerous reviews of the presentations at El Bulli and Alinea – according to rumor, Chef Cantu’s presentations at Moto were just as impressive even if the food was “lower quality” in ingredients and flavor. Perhaps my hopes were too high or perhaps something was amiss, but on my first trip to Moto I thought the flavors were great; it was the presentation and service that were lacking. From the “too cool for you” attitude of the servers to the overall lack of “WOW” to the meal something just felt off. <\/div>\n
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