{"id":63314,"date":"2016-01-14T13:58:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T13:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=63314"},"modified":"2017-07-25T13:33:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T13:33:06","slug":"bella-cosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2016\/01\/14\/bella-cosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Cosa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We sampled the technically thrilling tasting menu in Canary Wharf&#8217;s Bella Cosa.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2016\/01\/z2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63369\" src=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2016\/01\/z2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Bella Cosa Restaurant\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unless you&#8217;re a city boy &#8211; not the usual\u00a0<em>Wonderland\u00a0<\/em>reader, perhaps &#8211; then you may not usually consider eating out near Canary Wharf. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellacosarestaurant.com\">Bella Cosa<\/a> is out to change all that. A short walk from big-bank territory, it&#8217;s split over two levels; a lower floor\u00a0for quick on-the-go bites and then an upper section committed to the fine dining side of things. As if the name isn&#8217;t a giveaway, Bella Cosa is essentially Italian at heart, though with one major difference: the head chef, Kentaro Torri (declared Chef of the Year by the\u00a0GVCI in 2012) lends a certain Japanese\u00a0precision, and a fondness for raw fish, to the menu.<\/p>\n<p>Any concerns I had that this would make Bella Cosa an\u00a0ill-conceived,\u00a0<i>American Psycho\u00a0<\/i>style, Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant were thankfully dispersed when we got down to trying the well-wrought and extensive tasting menu. Still essentially high-tier Italian classics, Torri&#8217;s innovations are all restrained and tasteful. Case in point, the seafood &#8216;carpaccio&#8217;: a selection of raw fish semi-cooked (ceviche style) in lime that bares little resemblance to the beef dish it&#8217;s name echoes, but is nonetheless fresh, crisp and quite delicious &#8211; aside from a\u00a0lonely raw prawn, which seems to me not just a texture failure but also a food hygiene faux-pas. Not a major issue, however, particularly as it was followed by an intelligently composed Sea Bass with clams and bombastic Sicilian capers. Then came 5 cheese ravioli with pig cheek (repelled by notion of cheek? Don&#8217;t be) and, surely the centre piece of the menu, a succulent and hearty portion of pork belly that was double cooked, and all the better for it: see what I mean about precision cooking?<\/p>\n<p>A rather more experimental &#8216;Pina Colada in Desert&#8217; followed. A nice idea, perhaps, but one that felt a little gimmicky and something of a misfire amid the other elegant dishes. Fortunately, the meal concluded on a high note with a fairly decadent plate of miniature chocolate fancies. For drink? Take the advice of the staff: they know what they&#8217;re talking about. The restaurant&#8217;s only failing, really, is an almost unavoidable one given it&#8217;s location. Unfortunately, tucked away from Canary Wharf proper, it was emptier than its food deserves on a Friday night and so was a little flat atmosphere wise. Perhaps that&#8217;s the fate of a business district restaurant outside of office hours. Still, a wise choice for after-work bites or client entertaining.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2.-Fine-Dining-at-Bella-Cosa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63368\" src=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2.-Fine-Dining-at-Bella-Cosa-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bella Cosa Restaurant\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2016\/01\/5.-Wine-Room-at-Bella-Cosa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63367\" src=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2016\/01\/5.-Wine-Room-at-Bella-Cosa-1024x625.jpg\" alt=\"Bella Cosa Restaurant\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We sampled the technically thrilling tasting menu in Canary Wharf&#8217;s Bella 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