Orik Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I promise it won't happen again. By the way, where you going to dinner tonight ? Le Duc. Belons 000. Bar en Vessie. Fuck 34 Euro menus. Who stole access to Orik's account? Orik hates this stuffy classic stuff from 1899. Young man, show some respect. This restaurant is younger that the MF median. It "invented" scallop tartare while your family was microwaving fish fingers, it was the first to cook fish to less than well done, and is even behind some dishes we know and love, like a huge plate of pasta in creamy sauce topped with some gigantic langoustines (no foie, though) So there. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I'm sure Garance is nice, but most of the photos look like dishes which it would be easy to make at home. Especially the meat and potatoes one. (Not that I mind plain-looking food; that's just my reaction.) ETA: And if I read the thread correctly, those are the fancy versions, with gravy. I don't want to sell Garanace short. It was just a quick lunch, and they're new (and frankly, beef+foie tartare, whole squid, duck, five fresh scallops, three glasses of drinkable white, coffee, tea*, $120 for two, all in. You know what you get in nyc for that), but the genre, which I'm sure Chambo will object terribly to me describing as post-bistronomique again, maybe post-Racines... anyway, these places operate in the equivalent of $40 to $60 for a full six or seven course dinner (or a little bit more $$$s at Spring), with varying levels of complexity (the better ones would be very hard to make at home), good ingredients, although often not very expensive ones because of the price constraints, no stews, terrines, long cooking (or the perception thereof, lots of sous-vide of course). Once the food fashion crowd moves on it'll be a pretty good set of places to have around if you don't feel like whole palombe or $150 entrees every day of the week. * the upstairs team is, and I say this with all respect to them, very inexperienced, and because it's not a hipster place (which is why the wine isn't weird), they're inexperienced in this way you find often in nyc - they have never eaten at a restaurant. Also, they've never made chamomile tea, the consumption of which is an affliction of Sivan's**. After tasting it and almost gagging, she opens the pot and finds thirty or so whole dried chamomile flowers ** another affliction is that of all things, she is allergic to Belons, which made it necessary to also order marinated salmon, crab salad, a dozen No.3s, a couple of sea urchins, and a completely comical dessert from the hilarious dessert trolley at Le Duc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Experience with Sergent Recruteur? Either of the two tasting menus, but also what's available at the bar seating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nancy S. Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Excellent dinners at Sola and West Country Girl last week -- opposite ends of the culinary continuum (in a way) but both fabulous. Will return to both in March. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aek Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sadly la Table d'Aki is closed until the last week of January. From the sign in the window, it appears that he needed to return to Japan for a family emergency. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chambolle Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hexagone. chef Mathieu Pacaud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Visited Daniel Rose's newish La Bourse et La Vie last night. Nicely rennovated yet preserved space, warm smiling welome. Short, straigjt forward bistro-representatie menu. Moderate prices, Rose's signature enormous portions. Service was cordial and well timed. FOH staff effusive by French standards. We were surrounded by Americans, some of whom understood what they were eating, others not so much. We found seasoning lacking in some instances and saucing abrasive in others. This place looks to be a gold mine for Rose but cooking has veered far from the whimsical and delightful plates on Tour d'Auvergne to someone's vision of an American-friendly classic bistro. Obviously works for many. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rail Paul Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Visited Daniel Rose's newish La Bourse et La Vie last night. Nicely rennovated yet preserved space, warm smiling welome. Short, straigjt forward bistro-representatie menu. Moderate prices, Rose's signature enormous portions. Service was cordial and well timed. FOH staff effusive by French standards. We were surrounded by Americans, some of whom understood what they were eating, others not so much. We found seasoning lacking in some instances and saucing abrasive in others. This place looks to be a gold mine for Rose but cooking has veered far from the whimsical and delightful plates on Tour d'Auvergne to someone's vision of an American-friendly classic bistro. Obviously works for many. Thanks for this report. Maybe the La Bourse La Vie is a Trojan horse. Designed to draw the Americans away from Tour d'Auvergne so the French may continue to enjoy it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 It's funny, though. I have a friend who's about to visit Paris for whom La Bourse La Vie would be a perfect recommendation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Absolutely! Daniel isn't successfully building an empire by selling snake oil. Rather like Danny Meyer, he understands and caters to a well understood diner. As I preach, you have to vet your guru and still read between the lines of reviews. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Fulgurances, which I gather is an umbrella movement which has supported a magazine, guide and pop-up restaurants featuring young chefs, finally has an bricks and mortor location, 10 rue Alexandre Dumas in the 12th. Chloe Charles (L'Astrance, Septime) is the debut chef and will be in house until spring. She is turning out lovely stuff, like artichoke with marrow and shower of shaved roquefort, seiche with sweetbreads, crab and steamed potato "chips" with corale jus... Every part of of every product is put to use, peel, root, stem, leaf, shells, corail, which will appear in one form or another during the meal, sometimes a broth with falvorful bits or part of the stuffing under the skin of the pintade. Knowledgeable, professional young cadre, kitchen purrs like a well oiled machine and FOH is on point. So, the gist is that there will be roughtly 3 chefs a year, probably #2s at hot restaurants who are looking to break out onto their own. Perhaps special events in between. This is an informal and joyous place. Will be fun to watch its development as well as that of the visiting chefs. Serviceable wine list with more than the usual suspects. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rail Paul Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 SNIP So, the gist is that there will be roughtly 3 chefs a year, probably #2s at hot restaurants who are looking to break out onto their own. Perhaps special events in between. This is an informal and joyous place. Will be fun to watch its development as well as that of the visiting chefs. Serviceable wine list with more than the usual suspects. That's a really interesting business proposition. I wish them luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Au Passage: we were very late to this party which started a handful of years ago with James Henry as opening chef, now on at least its third chef, Edward Delling Williams. A dive, dump, joint...name your prejorative, with no decor but definite style. The menu is written on the ardoise wall, small plates, a couple of dinner-size plates and several table plates, such as the whole shoulder of lamb for 4 people at 45€. We ordered 3 small plates, two main course plates and shared a dessert. We recognized the som as one who had been at Bones when it closed; the entire staff is pro and congenial. But the plates were stars, with structure and theme but zinging accents with every bite. I love it whan I come to the end of a plate and want MORE rather than those which make me want a gold star for finishing. Anyway, this is definitely our kind of food. Considerable wine list at decent prices. Easy res except for weekends. http://gastronomist.it/en/the-french-revolution-paris-gastro-scene-interview-with-chef-edward-delling-williams-4/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nuxvomica Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Hexagone. chef Mathieu Pacaud. haven't made it on the last trip earlier this year (family ) but highly recommended by Chef Kinch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chambolle Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Le Papillon. Christophe Saintagne. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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