Starting this Sunday, Roxy Roots is rolling out a monthly Caribbean Pride brunch menu concocted by guest chef, Lilian Molina from Belize, served between 11am and 5pm on the second Sunday of every month.
Dishes include Creole seafood soup, served with butter okra and callaloo greens and coconut rice (NT$320), fry jacks early bird special, served with stewed chicken, refried beans, fry jacks, fried mashed banana, and a
choice of eggs (NT$280), and goat curry with split peas and coconut rice (NT$250). Unfortunately,
there’s no mention of ackee and saltfish patties.
Over at the Marco Polo Restaurant, guest chef Sergio Carboni, whose restaurant held one Michelin star for 18 consecutive years, is cooking up classic Venetian cuisine. A four-course set lunch or dinner menu costs NT$2,980 with a la carte offerings starting at NT$350 per dish.
Hailing from Cremona, Italy, Carboni comes from a family restaurant business that has been in operation since 1920.
The four-course set menu includes preserved cod fish tart with zucchini and anchovies, black ravioli filled with goat cheese and the choice of pan-fried beef tenderloin with Amarone wine sauce and black truffle served on red onions or oven-baked sea bass.
To make a reservation, call (02) 2376-3156. The address for Marco Polo is 38F, 201, Dunhua S Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市敦化南路二段201號).
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