A Michelin-Starred Evening at Torero, Zagreb

🍷 Prelude · Grand Entrance 💐For my final night in Croatia, I surrendered myself to Torero, Zagreb's Michelin-starred gem. 💐The moment I stepped in, the butler handed me a glass of champagne. 💐In the warm amber lounge downstairs, we discussed the menu like unwrapping a mystery box—opting for the Tasting Menu, which launched me straight into a culinary odyssey! 🦑 Appetizer Trio · Land & Sea Symphony ▪️ Beef Tartare with Strawberry Jam 🍓: Sweet-tart fruitiness dancing with velvety raw beef—woke up my taste buds instantly! ▪️ "Pasta Impostor" Squid 🍝: Tender squid cut into noodle-like strips, bathed in a sauce so divine I wanted to lick the plate. ▪️ Golden Risotto 🍚: Perfect al dente texture—like biting into Alpine snow, crisp yet creamy with a rice core that danced on my tongue. 🥩 Main Course Double Kill ✨ Beef Wellington 💟Buttery-soft pastry wrapped around melt-in-your-mouth beef (a tad salty—maybe the sea salt got too excited, but hey, that’s the Croatian twist!). ✨ Smoked Duck 💟Crispy skin with an audible crunch, smoky aroma that seduced, and a creamy sauce that exploded like fireworks. 💟Even the dessert followed the duck theme—chef’s genius! 🍰 Dessert Theater ▫️ Lemon Sorbet 🌈Face-puckeringly tart! The butler grinned: "Jet-lag cure—I’m wide awake now too!" ▫️ Perfume-Spritzed Soufflé 🌸 🌈When the chef misted it with a fragrance bottle, I nearly screamed "SURPRISE!" Eggy richness overload—though the sugar crust was cloying. ▫️ Galaxy in a Glass Orb 🔮 🌈Layers of orange chocolate + cheesecake cookie playing Jenga on my tongue, followed by four petit fours. #EuropeanGastronomy #ZagrebDining #MichelinAdventures #FoodAndWine