Forum

It was Forum’s menu (not the promise of internet-based discussions) that drew me in: creatively combined ingredients that were imaginatively prepared as far as I could tell. My first step inside should have tipped me off to Forum's true focus: restaurants have many tables and a bar, whereas Forum has a tremendous bar and a few tables ( not a good sign). To be fair, Forum doesn’t claim to be an all-out restaurant; rather, it’s a lounge with ambitious food. So let’s talk about that food.



The menu isn't grouped into appetizers and mains, therefore, all the selections are, how should we say, on the small side. One of our first courses was the snow pea gazpacho soup with sweet shrimp salad and truffle oil.