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Melange's self-conception, according to the menu, is an "interpretation of fusion ... with a flair for the eccentric and eclectic." One needs a very sure hand to make that work, but work it does with the duck nachos, hoisin-glazed shredded duck confit piled on crispy wontons and decorated with Manchego cheese, guacamole, and sriracha sour cream, a deliciously gutsy tangle of flavors. The tuna duo appetizer--a combination of tuna-mango tartare and seared tuna tataki slices--features the fine, clean flavors of raw and almost raw fish, delicately seasoned. The scallop entree--jumbos perfectly seared and served in a mushroom-ginger broth with spinach and roasted fingerlings--rather than an Asian starch more instinctive with the broth--also works surprisingly well.