Sean Kelly
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My wife and I ate out last night at "one the best French restaurants in San Francisco" with our family. My meal consisted of a Sea Bass (poisson!) with spinach. There was plenty of French bread moving across our table. And not just the French bread that you pick up at the local grocers - no, this was the REAL stuff, baked to perfection right there on site. But to get a real taste of France, we went straight for les escargots. My wife had had them before, but I hadn't. I figured that while we were at one of "the best French restaurants in San Francisco" (yes, this thought was ringing in my head the whole time we were there) that I'd better darn well take advantage of that and well, when in Rome... ou.. Paris, pardonez moi!
It was a marvelous experience though. I think perhaps if i had not heard similar comments from others over the years that I might have been a bit more squeamish (mon dieu - est-ce qu'il sont chaud ici? *whew*) going into it. But alas, I was not and was quite pleased with the texture of the... well... bugs. When they were brought to the table, we had to rescue them from drowning in tiny pools of garlic & pesto sauce. We were too late however as they were quite dead by the time we got to them - zut alors!
And I had never had Sea Bass before either - I was quite suprised by this fish! It reminded me of scallops which are a family favorite. That one I'll remember for the next time I'm in fresh sea food districts.
My wife ordered a fillet mignon without paying any mind to les accoutrements - pomme frites. But these weren't your every day McDonalds type, after all.. they were prepared by "the best French restaurants in San Francisco." We all sampled this rather sizable cache. Several times, in fact. And there was still some left over by the time the table was cleared. Later when the chef emerged from the kitchen he revealed that the secret to maving such excellent fries is "twice cooked in peanut oil." Apparently given them a round two gives them some extra crispy quality rather than going limp when they get cold.
Topping off the meal was a round of sorbet in six different flavors with strawberry syrup. I bypassed that however in favor of a pair of delectable meringues. I hear there are bakerie's en France who produce nothing but megingues all day, every day. Keep me away from those places!
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02-14-2005 05:44 PM
