Deseo Bistro, Jan 19 2012

Sarah Zaharia and I (and Tim and Eric) indulge greatly at Deseo Bistro, 696 Osborne street, Winnipeg

…and special guest DJ Hunnicut came by to scarf back some pork belly. What a night!

Check out Sarah Zaharia’s blog to read about our crapulence!

http://www.sarahzaharia.com/2012/01/deseo/

Deseo Bistro 696 Osborne street, Winnipeg

Deseo Bistro 696 Osborne street, Winnipeg

 

 

The lighting in Deseo is very candle lightey, and it's all done with tungsten bulbs (and some candles)

 

A candle lit dinner

 

The red wine was awesome, Casas Patronales 2008

 

colville bay oysters with crab mousse and pickled cucumber

 

squid stuffed with smoked port belly

 

I think this is a vintage tungsten light bulb

 

saffron and buffalo mozzrella arancini, with tomato and shallot coulée

 

seared tuna with white bean and cashew purée on a bed of smoked kimchi and topped with uni caviar

 

Deseo Bistro 696 Osborne street, Winnipeg

 

 

Roasted bone marrow with garlic escargot, radish and parsley salad

 

Deseo Bistro 696 Osborne street, Winnipeg

 

very dim lightbulbs

 

 

 

 

Wicked chef, Scott Bagshaw

 

 

various cuts of meat

 

The busy kitchen at Deseo Bistro

 

 

 

hardcore still lives

 

 

 

 

Deseo Bistro

 

 

 

 

Deseo Bistro's upstairs lounge

 

 

 

 

buffalo sweet breads with blue cheese remoulade and picked celery