George Morrone is certainly no stranger to those familiar with fine cuisine in the Bay Area. He first rose to fame in the early 90’s as executive chef at Aqua, where his uniquely creative approach to seafood propelled the restaurant into the upper echelons of San Francisco’s competitive dining market. He achieved similar success when he subsequently opened Fifth Floor, the signature restaurant in the Hotel Palomar. At both establishments, Morrone earned the highly coveted four-star rating from the San Francisco Chronicle.
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After Geoff went back to Vancouver, Keith again came to stay for the few days before school started. We went for dinner with my dad at Tartare, the new restaurant by George Morrone, who opened Aqua with Michael Mina back in the day. Since then, you could say Mina has hit real stardom, while Morrone has seen some tougher times. Anyway, Tartare is supposed to be Morrone's big SF comeback. He took over the old spot that used to be Elizabeth Daniel, and decked it out with some swanky new design. The room has an arched ceiling with across-hatched square-patterned cover (for lack of a better word) and orange lights coloring the space ŕ la Frisson. The initial table setting is unusual, with the silverware placed diagonally next to a long, rectangular plate bearing a Tartare emblem. It's quite a funky place, really. The menu consists of, as the name implies, a very large variety of raw dishes, but also hot main dishes as well. Actually, I think all of the raw items are appetizers. They also have a selection of supposedly very good soups.
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