{"id":29612,"date":"2017-04-05T16:16:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T21:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/?p=29612\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T07:01:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:01:26","slug":"red-o-restaurant-mexican-cuisine-rick-bayless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/so-gourmand\/red-o-restaurant-mexican-cuisine-rick-bayless\/","title":{"rendered":"One of these things is not like the other \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
We do love the most unusual things, but we couldn\u2019t resist reserving a table here at the swanky eatery of the American celebrity chef<\/strong>\u00a0with a\u00a0Mexican cuisine\u00a0<\/strong>obsession. Let's put it this way: when the Mexican president visited the White House, he was tasked with preparing dinner. (We\u2019ll give you a hint: it wasn\u2019t Chipotle.) This talented chef goes by the name\u00a0Rick Bayless<\/strong>, and his craze won his restaurant a Michelin star<\/strong>! All it took was putting goat cheese on the tamales, duck in the taquitos, and Lamb in Mole Negro on the menu.<\/p>\n The ambiance of the Red O<\/strong> is lit in red (go figure), with the decor of an elegant tropical restaurant<\/strong> on the shores of St. Barts<\/a>. If we didn't know\u00a0what a chic, gourmet Mexican restaurant<\/strong> looked like before, we do now.<\/p>\n Who would've thought that we would be picking away at our ahi tuna tostaditas<\/strong> with a silver spoon or trying to avoid spilling hot chili pepper sauce on the white starch tablecloths? We\u2019re so happy Mr. Bayless did, or else we wouldn\u2019t have had the honor of choosing from such an extensive tequila selection. Shots, anyone? No, we keep it classy and order the filet mignon, and a spicy margarita to maintain the balance, as the chef intended.<\/p>\n After a bite of the shrimp enchiladas and the best Patron of your life, the reasons for Bayless's success are obvious. He's opening 2 other locations in\u00a0Santa Monica<\/a>, Newport Beach and \u2026 Cancun? Just kidding.<\/p>\n