memex2, I think it is gorgeous and agree that it looks a bit like a lab counter. It sounds like it could work with your bistro style - although I typically think of marble when I think of a European bistro. But the silestone is beautiful - could you get a slightly bigger sample to get a better feel for it?

Here it is:

Thanks Sochi
I wasn't able to open the link but it is difficult to tell from a close up of the
quartz. The kitchen display on the Silestone sight is ultra contemporary.
The Tao finish is between shiny and matt.
Honed Marble was my first choice but I cannot use it with 4x4 white ceramic tile.
If the Tao looks like lab top I will be very happy. If it looks like formica, not so much!