The food and service were amazing. Jeri started with a great salad of greens, country ham, French blue cheese, tomatoes, pears, and a light vinegarette.
The ham had a very peppery tasted and all of these flavors from the pungency of the cheese to the sweetness of the pears worked together. It's one of those things I value most in cuisine, a dish that tastes like itself instead of the combination of its parts.
I had a coarsely pureed cream of cauliflower & broccoli soup. It's interesting to note, no other country in the world eats as much broccoli as the US. They just don't care for it; so I was surprised to see it on the menu.
It was very lightly creamed, the vegetables cooked just past tender (perfect for a soup I think) and really satisfying after a very cold day.
We couldn't resist and ordered a new favorite of ours we had one of the first nights here: cote d'bouef for 2 with a glass of bordeaux.
It's that same simply roasted large chunk of beef served with mashed potatoes and it was fantastic. I must learn to make this exactly as they do. It's not a roast or a steak and it's barely messed with in terms of seasoning. But it's so perfect. It is a painful ecstacy to restrain yourself to slowly eat something this fabulous.
BTW, I've not said much about the wine here. It's great and all, but the bordeauxs here taste just like the bordeauxs I buy at home.
Dessert was a molten chocolate cake for Jeri and a framboisier for me. Most of you know what Jeri's was; mine was something very akin to what we call 'jello salad' in the US. The only difference was a delightful thin layer of genoise cake in the middle. Delightful!
Night all!
Looks like you are having a marvelous time. Hope you had a great birthday Jeri.
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