382896 Mon Mar 19 19:42:58 -0700 2007 19 18 Manhattan 0 2402205 My girlfriends birthday is coming up and all she wants is a place that has good chocolate souffle. Any suggestions? Mon Mar 19 19:42:58 -0700 2007 44739 Keepitfresh 1 2402246 The most delicious and light souffle I have had is at Le Cirque. It has a classic dark chocolate flavor. Every other one I have tried feels heavy as soon as I've eaten it. Mon Mar 19 19:58:18 -0700 2007 2402205 19876 Bugsey34 1 2402527 There are several places that serve an excellent chocolate souffle. La Petite Auberge, on Lex, b/t 27th & 28th Sts., would be my first choice. Their souffles are served for two and must be ordered at the beginning of the meal. http://www.lapetiteaubergeny.com Brasserie LCB (fka La Cote Basque), on 55th St., b/t 5th & 6th Avs. and Capsouto Freres, on Washington St., serve individual souffles. http://www.capsoutofreres.com Menu for Brasserie LCB can be found on menupages.com. Mon Mar 19 22:10:36 -0700 2007 2402205 13867 RGR 2 2403373 Prior to Chef Humm taking over at eleven madison park, I remember having a decadent chocolate souffle for dessert. Is it still offered/as good? (The only problem with it was that it was so rich and chocolate-laden, I was up with insomnia for 1/2 the night!) Tue Mar 20 08:24:14 -0700 2007 2402527 14093 Melanie 3 2403379 I had the souffle there too prior to the change in chef. Did they serve yours with ice cream? Tue Mar 20 08:25:20 -0700 2007 2403373 82182 izzizzi 3 2403469 No, that souffle was removed from the menu after Chef Humm took over. I never ordered it, but I recall seeing it once when it was served at a table near ours. Your description of it being too super-rich is borne out by the fact that two people were sharing it, and they left half of it uneaten. Note: Nicole Kaplan, EMP's original pastry chef who created that souffle, is now the pastry chef at Del Posto. Tue Mar 20 08:50:13 -0700 2007 2403373 13867 RGR 4 2404360 ah...thanks for the info, RGR! However, I don't think I will be following Ms. Kaplan to Del Posto for the Souffle - it was just too intense. izzizzi, you know, I honestly can't remember whether or not we got ours with ice cream! It was so long ago and I was completely overwhelemed by the souffle... itself. Tue Mar 20 12:15:58 -0700 2007 2403469 14093 Melanie 5 2405170 If the dessert menu on Del Posto's website is up-to-date, they are not serving a souffle, chocolate or otherwise. Not too surprising since a souffle is a French dessert, and all the desserts on Del Posto's list are -- also no surprise -- Italian. http://www.delposto.com/menu.cfm?restaurantid=1&id=6 Tue Mar 20 15:55:59 -0700 2007 2404360 13867 RGR 4 2404540 RGR, I actually did try the chocolate souffle at EMP after Chef Humm took over! (shamefully I had never been to EMP until Chef Humm became the head chef). It was still too rich to my liking, but I didn't think it will be too rich for people who love chocolate. It was small afterall, so I would imagine two people finishing the dessert quite easily. The time that I had the chocolate souffle at EMP, I did leave half unfinished, only because I am not a big chocolate fan in the first place. Tue Mar 20 13:06:29 -0700 2007 2403469 54254 kobetobiko 5 2405239 kobe, When Chef Humm first arrived, he continued with the existing menu for a while, perhaps just tweaking it a bit until he unveiled his completely new menu. That didn't happen for several months, so I'm guessing you had that souffle while much of the old menu -- at least, the dessert section -- was still being served. We had our first dinner with Chef Humm in charge after his totally new menu was in place. That souffle was no longer on the dessert menu. Interestingly, when we had the Gourmand menu in January, the dessert was a souffle, but it was entirely different -- smaller, more elegant, and not overly-sweet. Looking at the current Gourmand menu, I see the dessert is now a chocolate "moelleux," which is French for the ubiquitous warm chocolate cake with the soft, oozing center. It is one of the selections on the regular dessert menu. http://www.elevenmadisonpark.com/dinner.pdf P.S. When I saw that old souffle on the neighboring table at EMP, it reminded me of a chocolate dessert I ordered in a well-known restaurant in France. It was of gargantuan size, and the chocolate was rich to such a sickening extreme that I could only eat two or three bites. Tue Mar 20 16:15:54 -0700 2007 2404540 13867 RGR 6 2405601 Hi RGR, Guess what? I dig up my pictures and I found the picture of the chocolate souffle that I had in EMP (back in Dec 06). I think it was the petite sized souffle that you had. It was served with caramel sauce (in the whte jar) and salted caramel ice-cream. It indeed looked more elegant, and now I recalled that the reason I felt it was too sweet was because of the caramel sauce. Nevertheless, the ice cream was DELICIOUS! I will try to post the picture if I figure out how.... Tue Mar 20 18:23:44 -0700 2007 2405239 54254 kobetobiko 7 2405608 Picture attached here! Tue Mar 20 18:26:08 -0700 2007 2405601 54254 kobetobiko 7 2405907 That description sound very much like the souffle we had. Maybe it was on the dessert menu after Chef Humm refurbished the menu. But we all had tasting dinners, so we had the desserts that automatically came with them and didn't look at the regular dessert menu. Btw, the tasting dinners at that time were 6 courses + endless amuses + other little extras at the incredible bargain price of $78. My husband labeled it "The Let's Get Acquainted with Chef Daniel Humm Offer." lol Edited to add: The picture isn't there. Tue Mar 20 20:07:35 -0700 2007 2405601 13867 RGR 8 2405935 Yes, I tried to attached the picture but it didn't work. After some research on the Technical Help board, apparently this problem (unable to post pictures) has been going on for a few days. I guess I will have to wait until they fix the problem, but I will definitely post the picture then. Tue Mar 20 20:17:59 -0700 2007 2405907 54254 kobetobiko 9 2405955 Hmmm... Funny that there's a little icon with "Attach Photo" at the bottom of the box as I type this, and it doesn't work. Not that it matters to me since one of the things I have yet to master is loading and posting photos. But I do appreciate your effort in digging out the photo. I look forward to seeing it once the glitch is fixed. Tue Mar 20 20:28:23 -0700 2007 2405935 13867 RGR 10 2407379 Let's try the picture again.... Wed Mar 21 10:34:12 -0700 2007 2405955 54254 kobetobiko 11 2407448 Nice photo, kobe. The glass used for ours was opaque and much thinner, but same concept. Wed Mar 21 10:47:32 -0700 2007 2407379 13867 RGR 1 2403407 We just had a fantastic one at Fig & Olive in meatpacking a few weeks ago. Tue Mar 20 08:36:26 -0700 2007 2402205 64404 downtownstefanie 2 2403591 La Grenoullie. Tue Mar 20 09:21:43 -0700 2007 2403407 21566 tbear 1 2405392 La Petite Auberge and La Grenouille. Tue Mar 20 17:05:35 -0700 2007 2402205 10216 Lucia