Our Dinner With Homaro: The Miracle (! or ?) That Is Moto

More seriously, after the dinner Mrs. JiLS and I got into a deeper discussion of what we had experienced. We agreed (based on her professional experience and my own dabblings in the field many years ago) that many aspects of the Moto dinner represented performance art. At many times the staff was clearly "acting" in a way with regard to the food presentations that was intended to be challenging. And sometimes the food was inherently challenging. The clearest example was the "packing material" amuse. This dish was a challenge -- to expectations, to personal bravery, to trust -- the last being the key element of the challenge. This was a dish that broke the fourth wall. Ultimately, we all got past the trust issues and ate the dish, which was quite delicious (and paired nicely with a '99 vintage Champagne). A very intellectual snack that kindled some old sparks; the same that led me many moons ago to be a philosophy Ph.D. dropout.

JiLS, M.A., J.D. (but not Ph.D.)