Showing posts with label French. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Petroussian Cafe

Smoked Salmon Baguette from the Petroussian boutique and cafe. A small place near central park (NYC), which has a variety of pastries and sweets, as well as some tables for restaurant style dinning. They also sell a wonderful selection of caviar. I came in for some lunch.


The strong flavor of the salmon is what sets smoked salmon apart from other fish. There is so much flavor to be had. This sandwich, with just smoked salmon and some butter on french bread is the pinnacle of simple and yet delicious. The salad on the side breaks the monotony with a mild but tasty vinaigrette sauce.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Bonjour Monsieur

My first step towards learning French: going to a great French restaurant. Madame Chou Chou in Santa Monica was a great intro course. I went during lunch and got the daily pasta special, wild boar. I thought it was absolutely delicious, the meat was so soft and moist that it really felt like it was melting in my mouth. The pasta was thin and not heavy. I hope to go again soon, but ordering in French!