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L’Aube Restaurant par Thibault Nizard, Paris, 4/15/24

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exterior – 10 Rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris, France

Now Closed

L’Aube was the creation of Chef Thibault Nizard who trained as a saucier and in October 2023 won the sixth edition of the World Championship of Hare á la Royale competition.  We got to sit right next to his large trophy and one regular guest had called ahead to get that dish prepared for him that night, even though it is not in season.  Opening in early April of 2023 Chef’s wife and restaurant partner Elinor runs the front of the house as well as doing floor cooking.  The medium-sized place was set with large white cloth-covered well-spaced round tables.  There were windows to the street in addition to lowered lighting and an open kitchen.  Faint music was in the background of this modern and stylish place, that was equipped with purse stools..  Chef was either in or in front of the kitchen unless he broke to speak with guests.  They offered a small menu of a la carte in addition to 3 or 7-course tasting menus.  We chose the 7-course tasting and that evening they were substituting crepes for the listed dessert.  They also offered to substitute beef for the lamb which we declined.  Wine pairings were available, but we chose our own bottle to follow a glass of champagne. L’aube is a term in French for the beginning, a dawn or birth and this is a new beginning for traditional cooking at its best now done in a modern fashion.  This is one to add to your list. Continue reading →

Gideon Ridge Inn (second night), Blowing Rock, 12/13/23

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entrance – 202 Gideon Ridge Rd. Blowing Rock, NC, 28605

On our second night at Gideon Ridge we were seated in a more interior room where we had much better light.   We also found out that it was not frowned on to just order two courses for each person.  Our server the second night had worked there longer and seemed to be much more laid back.  The Chef was on site and did inquire about our meal as we left which was a nice touch.  We left with a much better impression of the kitchen tonight but the pea shoots were still crashing most parties.  It is rated as a place worth a visit. Continue reading →

Happy New Year!

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Thanks to all the readers and subscribers of this blog!  Wordpress tells me that there have been 90,352 views of posts in 2023 and I added 175 new posts.  We’ve had a good year and look forward to sharing more with you in 2024.

Hope all have had and continue to have a safe and happy holiday season!  I wish you the best for 2024!

Helen and Frankie

 

Cry Wolf Closed!

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I’ve published a number of posts on Cry Wolf and was unabashedly fond of the place.  The food and staff were first rate, but I regret to tell all that it closed for good yesterday!  This was quite sudden and a real loss for Dallas dining.  Wanted all to be updated as I recently posted on the place.  I’ll keep watch to see where Ross and Mike and Tim land and let you know if I hear.  Meanwhile if you get other information please let me know.

My error

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Sorry but notice for a post for Feb got sent out prematurely as I forgot to set the new year and WordPress didn’t have an automatic correction.  Bavette in Milwaukee will be published next year.  Sorry about the confusion.

Helen and Frankie

Happy Holidays and wishing you many great meals in 2020!

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Thanks to all our followers and readers – we hope you are enjoying a fine holiday season and are looking forward to a wonderful 2020!  Frankie took a couple days off to enjoy the holidays with family.  We will be back with more restaurants tomorrow!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Frankie and I wish you a happy holiday season!  We hope you will enjoy many wonderful dining experiences in 2019!  Thank you for following or just looking in on our blog! (Frankie’s playing with friends for a couple days).

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