La Serre in Chicago Made Me Rethink What Makes a Meal Truly “Beautiful

Every trendy word captures something we feel but struggle to express. La Serre is a quintessential “pretty meal” — its beauty is almost predictable: carefully styled space, soft lighting, plates composed like algorithmically perfect photos. You already know it will be pretty before you arrive, and because of that, the experience blurs. That day, the portions were generous, the escargot wasn’t gamey, the seafood tower was fresh — but the flavors felt like any other French restaurant. The prettiness became a given, so it stopped surprising me.😊❤️ Before visiting La Serre, this former pure math student only knew Jean-Pierre Serre. Never expected to ponder the social-media philosophy of “pretty meals” in a namesake restaurant. After day-in, day-out routines, maybe the purpose of a pretty meal is to confirm we’re still alive — through photos, filters, and lighting. It hides a tiny human resistance against meaninglessness: someday, flipping through albums, we’ll suddenly remember — we were pretty that day, too.😘😊 📍 Address: 307 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607 #FermentedThoughts #FoodMeantToBeSharedWithKindredSouls #RestaurantExploring #Chicago