Jakarta, 7 January 2013 – The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan welcomes Jordi Bernus as a part of the Ladies and Gentlemen as the new Chef de Cuisine for Lobo. The Catalan-born Chef ventured into gastronomic adventure that took him to some of the world’s most prestigious restaurant from Three Michelin Star restaurants such as elBulli, Enoteca Pinchiorri and One Michelin Star restaurants Drolma, Via Veneto to El Raco d’en Freixa. Jordi’s rich experience is exclusive to his innovative cooking skills, which surely are refined assets in reinventing Lobo and enlivening the senses of each guest with every bite.
Lobo proudly presents an authentic degustation set menu starting January 2013 crafted by our very own gastronomically innovative Chef. Lobo will provide a 6-course degustation menu at IDR 850,000++ which introduces inventively tasteful dishes from a surprising appetizer referred to as Amuse bouche to eclectic dishes such as the Duet of oyster and foie gras tartar with cardamom foam, Japanese escargots with essence and dashi broth, Tandoori chicken wings with aerial ricotta and more. The set menu is then finalized with Chef Jordi’s creamy invention of the Passion fruit with crema catalana and tempura chocolate, which will tantalize that sweet tooth.
Guests can also enjoy the 8-course degustation set menu at IDR 1,050,000++ per person, which includes some of Chef Jordi’s signature dishes from Amuse bouche to his Pan fried foie gras with forest greens, Duet of atlantic oyster (lemon foam / rockerfeller), Escalope of veal with tomato tartar, Polenta gnocchi which he crafted as a tribute to elBulli. Slow cooked egg with truffle-porcini foam, also the Red snapper in lemongrass broth and four tantalizing Venison dishes served in tartar, loin, royal to cappuccino style that promises to surprise your taste bite and more. Chef Jordi’s Whites dessert is known to be a truly refreshing closing to the set menu that gives the taste of coconut ice cream, fresh yogurt and white chocolate for your indulgence.
As the new Chef de Cuisine, Chef Jordi promises to divine our taste buds with his creations. Jordi’s love of diversity and exploration are reflected within his dishes, which has been known to be ingeniously succulent with a burst of new and refreshing flavors with the use of only premium ingredients and the freshness of culinary classics at Lobo.
For more information and reservation, please call + 62 21 2551 8881.