Mar’Sel at the Terranea Resort [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
It’s easy to understand the philosophical idea that a restaurant might want to be a hideaway, a place both physically and psychologically disconnected from our everyday lives. We want to toss our cares aside and be in a different, peaceful space, undistracted by our cares. mar’sel is on the grounds of the Terranea Resort, well away from the lobby. There is no sign at the parking lot to suggest that you might be somewhere near your destination, and the path forks with no clear suggestion as to where it might lead. Had we been less intrigued by what we had heard about this restaurant, we might have turned back and gone to another restaurant on or off the property. But I was interested, because I had heard positive comments from people who are usually dismissive of restaurants on the Hill and the South Bay dining scene, in general. I had heard that the menu at mar’sel was amazingly ambitious and that Chef Michael Fiorelli, who practiced his trade at some of the top restaurants in the country, had the chops to pull it all off. When we walked past the bar and into the restaurant, it was cozy rather than opulent, with simple clean lines, wooden paneling, a fireplace, and glass on two…
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