Our FoodBack when travel to China was rare, an American visitor found himself raptly observing an aged Chinese brush-painting master as he captured the essence of koi in a pond. "Please ask this artist how he creates such remarkable paintings with just a few strokes," the traveler directed his guide and interpreter. When asked, the master answered so curtly that the traveler assumed he had said, "don't bother me now." Not so. said the guide. "The old man explains that he looks at the fishes." In a similar spirit, Chef Joseph Lewis regards the ingredients that go into his dishes - their forms, flavors, textures, aromas, essence and potentials - and transforms them by means of techniques that may be as simple, yet masterful, as that brush-painter's strokes. And his results are equally as fresh and as timeless. Along with our regular menu, in which we plate ample entrees with carefully selected side dishes, Square One Bistro offers a small-plate menu that allows you and your party to be wide-ranging culinary discoverers while keeping your intake and outgo within moderation. Enjoy!
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