Saturday is apparently National Escargot Day. Any suggestions on the best place to eat escargot in LA? We tried them at La Poubelle a couple of years ago, and I hear Cafe Stella has them. Anything on the West Side?
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May 22, 2008 03:45PM
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You can get fine standard versions at Chez Mimi, Comme Ca, Lilly's or Pastis; a very nice nouvelle version at La Cachette; and a delicious cutting edge one (with whipped potatoes and a lettuce emulsion) at Ortolan. Just be patient as they come out at a snail's pace.
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I think your recommendations really hit the snail on the head.
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And snails may be the ideal Chowhound food--they are gastropods after all!
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You can hit all the snails on the head in my garden... take all you want for free. :)
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Thanks! Lilly's is in my neighborhood.
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S Fine Dining does an excellent Viet fusion one that comes out w/ a Thai style green coconut curry & royal basil.
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Mmmm. That sounds delicious.
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I know supers like Von's at least used to carry those tubed snail numbers in their "gourmet" sections. And they would sit, and sit, and sit... I would be thinking about shelf life if I were pondering a purchase...
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At the Larchmont Farmer's market there's this French guy whose name escapes me, he does sell escargots to go and not out of a can. He also sells some homemade charcuterie that's very fresh and good. He is rather expensive though.
At restaurants, I had some very good escargots in Santa Monica at Le Petit Cafe, and some very decent ones at La Dijonaise.
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