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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

A phenomenal success in the male-dominated world of Brazilian gourmet chefs, owner and chef Carla Pernambuco earned her stripes in New York before coming home to Brazil and starting her own restaurant. Her cuisine blends the ethnic flavors of cosmopolitan New York and her own Italian heritage with fresh Brazilian ingredients to create dishes such as the camarão pacifico: shrimp grilled with sesame seeds and Thai chile sauce on a bed of vegetable-fried rice. She pulls off a great grilled duck with Dijon mustard on mashed mandioc, and the beef with balsamic port sauce and a fig risotto is also outstanding. For a lighter meal there are several pasta options, such as the ravioli stuffed with brie or codfish. Reservations are not accepted; expect a long wait on most nights after 9pm.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Brazil, 4th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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