The ladies and I ventured out last night to taste the newly open Baume & Brix for my fancy October new restaurant for the month. This is the brand new River North restaurant just above The Grid that was reviewed yesterday from the gallivanting this past weekend. Baume & Brix is owned by Epic owner Steve Tavoso with his business partner Jeff Krogh. The co-executive chefs are Thomas Elliott Bowman and Ben Roche, both formerly of iNG and Moto and chef de cuisine Nate Park who also worked with the guys over on Fulton Market.
We treated ourselves to the intricate menu that is broken into four sections of Explore (small plates), Summit (entrees), Conquer (desserts) and Divide (large format dishes for sharing with a few people). Although I have not had the pleasure to try Moto quite yet, they did say in the reviews that they are very similar to Moto with utilizing quality ingredients, like foie gras, naked lobster, pig tails and present them in both gorgeous and surprising platings.
Surprising platings were right! The four of us all tried a selection from the Summit section. The best plating had to be the special Pork Chop that came with Pine needles that were light on fire at the table for aroma. Two of the other ladies tried the Beef Short Rib with Red Curry with coconut, fried lemon and gai lan and the Maitake Mushroom with cauliflower, gruyere and chimichurri. I tried the Black Cod which was highly recommended in the Yelp reviews and by our server.
Black Cod with forbidden Rice, charred leeks and aromatic broth
It was a beautiful plating and very delicious! All of the ladies enjoyed theirs as well but there was one slight problem with the Maitake Mushroom. Make sure when you order it ask that it's not cold :( Other than that the Summit's were a success.
When sitting down at the table initially, I glanced at the Divide section where the Cookies & Milk were featured. These have to be the best part of the entire menu, at least for now because I have not explored the other Conquer portions that I will need to try.
Please do me a favor and make sure to add these to your order when you go to eat here. You will need to place your order while you're ordering your starters or summits because they do want to allow 30 minutes to freshly bake your 12 cookies. My picture will not do these cookies justice but they were perfectly gooey and rich. They come in the cutest white cookie jar and served to you table side from the Jar. The cookies were the perfect way to end the night paired with the malted milk in the tiny mason jar glasses.
There wine list is also selected to match with all of the food that you pick. It is not a daunting list and the bottle that we tried was a mix of Muscato/Pino/Reisling and was a pleasant surprise. All and all the ladies gave me a thumbs up for the dinner. The food was delicious and the atmosphere is unique. I highly recommend trying out at least once and please be sure to order a little something different for everyone so you can take full advantage of their menu and pairings. Just be sure to have your Mushroom be warm instead of cold :( I will be going back to grab a drink at their bar after work someday. It looks to be the perfect after work watering hole or the start to a grand night out on Hubbard Street.
I'm off to enjoy this beautiful Indian Summer weather today and taking my first ride on the water taxi! I'll be sure to report all about it tomorrow. Have a wonderful Wednesday!
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