Elcielo Washington

This concept from Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos can be found adjacent to Union Market's La Cosecha. Presentation is the cornerstone here, with an admirable level of showmanship, and dishes embody a love letter to the chef's native Colombia. This is deeply personal cooking, with the chef utilizing Colombian ingredients in dishes that share history and purpose. Two set menus are served throughout the restaurant's two dining rooms. From the snacks to the corn broth that makes you rethink this staple to the chocotherapy dessert, this dining experience is seamless.  The ingredients are Colombian, many of the dishes have history, purpose and definition. All the while, a warm staff enhances the experience.

What stands out

• Two set menus, built around Colombian ingredients and memory, with showmanship baked into the pacing.
• Chocotherapy, a liquid-chocolate handwash served mid-meal.
• Tree of Life, yuca bread presented on a copper tree.
• Dynamic pricing, the tasting price changes by day.

Signature Ingredients

• Yuca (cassava), baked into the Tree of Life bread
• Chocolate, used in the chocotherapy ritual
• Aguardiente
• Lulo
• Quail
• Bison
• Coffee

The Experience, tasting menu pricing (USD, per person)

• Sunday and Monday, $255
• Wednesday, $265
• Thursday, $245
• Friday and Saturday, $289

Also offered:

• Chef’s Choice (10 steps), $178

Course list highlights include Tree of Life, chocotherapy, truffle buñuelo, and Coffee Field.