A path to enchantment by breaking rules

Beijing's homegrown restaurant chain brand Tiago invited a celebrity Italian guest chef, Federico Zanellato, to bring to it his innovative and original Western dishes with a distinctly Asian aesthetic.

Zanellato's enchanting dishes broke any culinary rules I am aware of in all sorts of delicious ways in a trial of his menu at Combal by Tiago. All courses introduced different layers of flavors with different textures, even though they looked to be a simple Nordic style.

As East meets West in a culinary sense, Zanellato interprets this marriage with fine balance.