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Dominique Ansel After Four Visits
I had the Kouign Amman only once and though crispy and buttery, it was too thin and had not the soft consistence in the center if compared with Laduree's. And how much are they? 5.25$? I have to admire Ansel that he can get away with it, earning 5.05$ with each... The canelé was not crispy outside and therefore also better to avoid. The almond croissant was the best choice and also offered the best value for money.
German/Austrian cakes (Torten) in Tampa area?
Hello, I am looking for somebody who can make German/Austrian cakes (Sacher -, Schwarzwaelder Torte, etc.). Could be a baker, caterer or a pastry chef in a hotel or a home baker, who is good at it...
All leads are appreciated!
Thanks!
Purchasing champagne in NYC (only) stores
I was wrong in regard of a split size, i thought it is half a bottle. But at 15$ a bottle (+ tax) maybe you can afford half bottles, which offer the content for two nice sized glasses of bubbly...
Restaurant New Years Eve 2010
I do not go out New Year's eve anymore, it is too crazy and prices are absurd for what you get.... My advice to you, though, is to arrange for a limo service, unless your can walk to your hotel. It may be exceedingly hard to find a cab...
Purchasing champagne in NYC (only) stores
Garnet Liquor had some good deals on half bottles of champagne by the case. They had Laurent Perrier when I bought some a few weeks ago, and it is a nice champagne for the money...
Fiance's birthday dinner - Gilt?
This answer is a bit delayed, but nevertheless I did not want to leave it unanswered...
Yes, I have eaten at Gilt under all chefs, also frequently with the current third chef at the stoves. And I am happy, that they deservedly received again a Michelin 2 Star rating recently.
At Gilt all comes together: A splendid room, excellent food and fine service. It is one of my favourites and a must for all out-of-towners, because there is no other dining room in town which compares, meaning in the sumptuous mansion build by a railway baron, yet intriguingly modernized by the modern furnishings.
What old fine restaurants left in the USA?
Yes, I am aware of that conundrum. Oftentimes there is no evolution in the restaurant and eventually the clients are getting tired of it or dying off and finally the restaurant closes... But iI am certain, that there are many places which evolved yet kept their standards and some of their classic dishes.
Please Help - Anniversary Dinner Recommendations On A College Student Budget
I would get a bottle of cold champagne and some paninis from 'Ino on Bedford Street and a cake or cookies from Amy's Bread on Bleeker/Leroy Street and grab a blanket and then have a nice picnic on the piers overlooking the Hudson River...
100% grass fed beef. Icky! Am I crazy?
Once you had grass fed beef in Argentina you will not eat anything else.
Cows cannot digest corn and would never eat it if they had a choice. But corn is cheap, government subsidized fodder, so the cows get it together with medication which helps with the digestion. I do not want these drugs in my food even if they are considered safe.
What old fine restaurants left in the USA?
I wonder which of the old, "legendary" restaurants in the US are left and still following their original "mission"?
In New York, there is La Grenouille, more than 40 years in business in the same location and by now the last of the old guard of fine French places with La Cote Basque, Le Pavillon, etc. gone....
Then there is Le Cirque, also rather long in business, but in changing locations.
Le Bec Fin in Philadelphia comes to mind, but I read, that the restaurant will be redone and reopen on a much more casual level, so the original mission of fine food in an exquisite ambiance with fine service seems over....
I do not know, if the Russian Tea Room would qualify?
What other dining establishments in the US are since a long time in business without a major interruption and can be called legendary?
New Orleans has possibly several and Boston as well, but I wonder which of these are actually very upscale as opposed to "just" good restaurants?
Of course this is not limited to French cooking,there must be some Italians, etc...
Visiting these places is a trip back in time for me, and I want to see them before they are gone...
The Lounge at Daniel or.......?
Definetely not the lounge at Daniel! It is noisy and hectic and since prices are identical to the restaurant, it should be avoided.
Gilt has the most sumptuous dining room in town and the food and service are well worth the two Michelin stars they just received again.
Corton is indeed a good choice as well, but possibly a bit far from Feinstein's?
Seasonal Restaurant and Weinbar (midtown West) - any reviews ...?
They just got one star from Michelin. I went about 4 times and liked it every time. But I am very familiar with Austrian food and maybe that helps?
Fiance's birthday dinner - Gilt?
Go to Gilt!
It is the last palatial dining room left in this city (after Daniel choose to change to an "upscale-corporate" look), and the food and service are excellent. Plus, the pastry chef is one of the best in town as well.
Daniel, Veritas, Corton, JeanGeorges and Aureole have all fine food, but the setting does not compare. If you want fine food and a romantic/festive room, there is only Gilt.
