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La Rio
La Rio
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La Rio in pictures

The rooms, the grill and the plates, as they look on an ordinary evening.

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The dining rooms

Low light, dark wood and room between the tables.

The main dining room set for evening service, dark wood chairs around round tables.
A plated starter set down on a laid table, glassware catching the light.
A quiet corner of the dining room lit by wall lamps.
A green velvet banquette beside white tablecloths and indoor plants.
Rows of tables dressed in white linen with folded napkins.
Pendant lamps hanging over the dining floor and the staircase.
The open dining floor with the kitchen hood in the background.

The charcoal grill

Where every service starts: live coals, steel and a lot of patience.

A cook working a pan over a tall flame on the line.
Beef ribs with a dark charcoal crust resting on a board.
Sliced steak, pink at the centre, on a wooden board.
A fork lifting a slice of grilled beef from the board.
A mixed grill of kebabs, chicken wings, grilled aubergine and dips.
A rack of glazed ribs with tomato slices and a small bowl of sauce.
Plates of sliced grilled beef with greens, chillies and sauces, seen from above.

From the kitchen

Knife work, the pass and the plates that leave it.

A chef saucing a row of plates at the pass.
The kitchen line under hanging lamps during service.
Hands chopping okra and herbs on a white board.
Penne in a slow-cooked meat sauce in a white bowl.
Fresh tagliatelle tossed with beef and mushrooms in a pan.
A wood-fired pizza with blistered crust beside cherry tomatoes and rosemary.
A slice lifted from a pizza baked in a cast-iron pan.
A bowl of herbed grains with tomatoes, beans and edible flowers.
Salmon fillets in a saffron sauce with lemon slices.
Round loaves of seeded bread with ears of wheat.