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I don’t want to re-make the Julie/Julia story, but I did check-out Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking after seeing Ina Garten make the classic Coq au vin the other day. I followed Child’s recipe almost completely, taking the modern liberties at times that the Barefoot Contessa seemed to recommend. You start by browning […]
Filed by MessyChef at April 21st, 2008 under French, In the Kitchen
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On my second stop on the culinary tour of Washington, D.C., we chose the country-French “bistro” if you will, called Bastille, located in Alexandria on N. Royal. It’s a small dining room, with a friendly waitstaff, bar dining, and plenty to choose from on their modernized French menu. This isn’t fussy French, old-school French; instead, […]
Filed by MessyChef at March 29th, 2008 under French, Restaurant Review
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Another review from the archives, this one from September, 2005. While eating at Daniel, we sampled five courses from their tasting menu. The meal was preceded by assorted double canapes, each of which was simply delicious. A fried cheese number, a salmon mousse, and something else truffly. They were num-nums which satisfied us, and prepared us […]
Filed by MessyChef at January 1st, 2008 under French, Out-of-Town, Restaurant Review
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Another review from the archives: my first review of the Inn at Little Washington from August 8, 2005. In this month’s (January, 2008) Washingtonian magazine, they review the top 100 restaurants in the metro-D.C. area. The Inn ranked at #6. They noted a drop in quality since the Inn’s owners at split their ways. I remembered […]
Filed by MessyChef at January 1st, 2008 under French, Restaurant Review
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“Little” Washington, VA is a tiny little village off route 522 in rural Rappahannock County, Virginia. That it has one of the nation’s premier restaurants, you might guess, is a little surprise. I returned here after little over two years, and enjoyed a delicious experience. Two choices awaited the diner: a 4-course dinner, or a larger “tasting […]
Filed by MessyChef at October 15th, 2007 under French, Restaurant Review
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