What's for dinner?
Nov 28, 2021 | 6:47 pm
#6451
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Might as well post the rest of the meal.
Burgundy escargot en Croute with garlic parsley butter
Soft egg in the shell with smoked sturgeon, kaluga caviar; absolutely spectacular. The LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison raved about this.
Caramelized onion tarte tatin with goat cheese; another Bill Addison's favorite
Onion soup gratinee; our consensus was that there was too much thyme in the broth and that Ludo's version at Petit Trois is better.
Bouillabaisse, striped bass, clams, mussels, prawns; the broth was phenomenal
Liberty Farms Sonoma duck breast with braised cabbage, baby turnips and pears
French fries with tarragon aioli; good, however, Ludo's are better
Passion fruit and blackberries, and chocolate and berries tartes
Burgundy escargot en Croute with garlic parsley butter
Soft egg in the shell with smoked sturgeon, kaluga caviar; absolutely spectacular. The LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison raved about this.
Caramelized onion tarte tatin with goat cheese; another Bill Addison's favorite
Onion soup gratinee; our consensus was that there was too much thyme in the broth and that Ludo's version at Petit Trois is better.
Bouillabaisse, striped bass, clams, mussels, prawns; the broth was phenomenal
Liberty Farms Sonoma duck breast with braised cabbage, baby turnips and pears
French fries with tarragon aioli; good, however, Ludo's are better
Passion fruit and blackberries, and chocolate and berries tartes
Nov 28, 2021 | 8:48 pm
#6452
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Mixed baby lettuces with red onion, candied walnuts, dried cranberries & blue cheese dressing
Halibut with brown butter & parsley & lemon
Halibut with brown butter & parsley & lemon
Nov 28, 2021 | 9:45 pm
#6453
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I don't follow Yelp restaurant ratings, but I do follow Bill Addison on Instagram.
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Aaaand we’re back. Returning to the world after weeks of marathon writing for this year’s 101 project. Proofing the last of the pages today. (It’ll be live online Dec. 7.) Finished writing last Wednesday and marked the occasion at the @bicyclette.la bar with cocktails (Calvados and tonic is good fall drinking) and an egg-on-egg situation. #latimesfood
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Aaaand we’re back. Returning to the world after weeks of marathon writing for this year’s 101 project. Proofing the last of the pages today. (It’ll be live online Dec. 7.) Finished writing last Wednesday and marked the occasion at the @bicyclette.la bar with cocktails (Calvados and tonic is good fall drinking) and an egg-on-egg situation. #latimesfood
Nov 28, 2021 | 9:47 pm
#6454
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Noe valley bakery, sf - also nearby a scene for Together movie with Ed Helms!
Bites of 3 scones - blueberry Lemon, cranberry currant, and chai almond
This is the butter (Buerre de baratte) that I used to buy - nancy silverton wrote about it and I was lucky to find it in Sf. I just stopped buying it because Costco butter also tasted good on great bread. I was paying $14-ish for the 12-Oz block.
Bites of 3 scones - blueberry Lemon, cranberry currant, and chai almond
This is the butter (Buerre de baratte) that I used to buy - nancy silverton wrote about it and I was lucky to find it in Sf. I just stopped buying it because Costco butter also tasted good on great bread. I was paying $14-ish for the 12-Oz block.
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Nov 28, 2021 | 10:02 pm
#6455
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Yes, they keep bringing as many baguettes as you can eat, however, there is a charge for extra butter.
I don't follow Yelp restaurant ratings, but I do follow Bill Addison on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWY3sXCB..._web_copy_linkThere don't have a prix fixe menu, we just ordered what appealed to us. Sorry about the bad focus.
I don't follow Yelp restaurant ratings, but I do follow Bill Addison on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWY3sXCB..._web_copy_linkThere don't have a prix fixe menu, we just ordered what appealed to us. Sorry about the bad focus.
Nov 28, 2021 | 10:17 pm
#6456
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I was looking up a couple other places today & got this confused with someplace else that had a prix fixe. I did see the menu online. I happened to see the Yelp when I was looking for the restaurant site. I find them to be fairly accurate although certainly a different animal than a food critic.
My go to sources for restaurant recommendations are Bill Addison and the other LA Times food writers, Eater LA, James Beard Awards nominees and winners, Michelin and recommendations by chefs that I like and follow on Facebook and/or Instagram; they do dine at restaurants other than their own. Oh, yes, also friends and acquaintances whose taste in food I trust.
Nov 29, 2021 | 8:04 am
#6457
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Nov 29, 2021 | 4:06 pm
#6458
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Picked up some little neck clams this afternoon. Prepared a linguine and white clam sauce for dinner.
Nov 29, 2021 | 8:08 pm
#6459
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Enjoy]ed it so much , did a repeat for dinner of the portobello mushroom . Actually stuffed with mashed potatoes, feta and parmesan cheeses with spinach .
Mutton satay with cucumber and ketupat
Chicken rice
Stuffed portobello mushroom
Mutton satay with cucumber and ketupat
Chicken rice
Stuffed portobello mushroom
Nov 29, 2021 | 8:15 pm
#6460
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Turkey tacos incl avocado
Nov 30, 2021 | 6:23 pm
#6461
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Took a tray of deep-frozen short-dated stew beef out of the freezer a few days ago. Had goulash a few times to many this year (even the resident Austrian feels that way). So the alternative was steak and mushroom pie (never developed a taste for kidneys). Beef is stewing now and goes into the oven later. Will be served with yellow mash potatoes.
Also bought some short-dated chicken yesterday. It's been grilled after being coated with a spiced yoghurt to make chicken tikka masala in 2 days with a recipe from... America's Test Kitchen!
Also bought some short-dated chicken yesterday. It's been grilled after being coated with a spiced yoghurt to make chicken tikka masala in 2 days with a recipe from... America's Test Kitchen!
Nov 30, 2021 | 8:51 pm
#6462
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Duck confit
Picked up some duck confit at Costco earlier in the month. My wife heated it up in the oven, and then quickly seared it on the stove. And then added scalloped potatoes. A perfect dinner!
Nov 30, 2021 | 9:18 pm
#6463
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Pb&j from Saturday (emergency plane food that wasnt needed)
small pineapple bun
Halloween Candy - snickers & Mars
I still think of that 80s man with mustache from the snickers tv commercials.
small pineapple bun
Halloween Candy - snickers & Mars
I still think of that 80s man with mustache from the snickers tv commercials.
Nov 30, 2021 | 10:06 pm
#6464
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Many times I had that duck confit in my hand & wondered if it was any good. Next time I will buy it...it is a favorite & glad to hear its good.
Nov 30, 2021 | 10:34 pm
#6465
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A four day old sandwich? Just throw it out, man. It is peanut butter, not caviar.