664791 Wed Nov 04 16:01:58 -0800 2009 12 49 France 0 5156513 OK, so l have one more. Someone dragged me kicking and screaming to a ** and l did not fight back enough. Went to Michel Rostang for their special 94€ lunch with wine, and really great wine it was, water, and coffee, plus the meal. Amuse after little tasting things was a soup of celeriac on shredded beets, very deep and good. Next were the entrees, lobster chunks on haricot verte and cepes in a pastry shell with a mousse center, both perfectly prepared and served beautifully. Plats were for my companion veal kidneys, well executed and mine was the reason l did not fight too hard; Quenelles de Brochet with sauce Nantua; The portion was the size of a giant baked idaho and the sauce had lots of lobster chunks. With it came their famous two way rice, some streamed, some crispy, and a superb gratin dauphinois which comes in a huge container and they dole it out as often as you wish. Now back to the Quenelles, they were the the ones of my dreams. Totally wonderful, hot as blazes and crispy and reduced on the edges. Desserts were not great, coffee and mignardaises were. Great last meal, and would go back for the Quenelle anytime. 189 €/2 Wed Nov 04 16:01:58 -0800 2009 71113 Delucacheesemonger 1 5156987 Thanks for the tip. This sounds like it should be on my list for the next trip to Paris. I've had a lot of fun reading your reports. Wed Nov 04 19:25:31 -0800 2009 5156513 126803 rrems 1 5157552 189/2=89,50€, not 94. Thu Nov 05 05:49:22 -0800 2009 5156513 96547 souphie 2 5157872 Should probably be €198 (94x2) ;o) Thu Nov 05 07:52:04 -0800 2009 5157552 13522 Dodo 3 5158336 Believe me, it was 189€. Thu Nov 05 10:20:33 -0800 2009 5157872 96547 souphie 3 5159697 Sorry but you are both mistaken. 189/2 = 94.50. 2 X 94 = 188. Maybe the OP just left off the fraction. Thu Nov 05 18:08:39 -0800 2009 5157872 126803 rrems 4 5160535 Yes, l left off the fraction, this is food not math. As you can see from Souphie's calculations Fri Nov 06 06:59:49 -0800 2009 5159697 71113 Delucacheesemonger 1 5158515 Thanks for the report--now I know what to order when I visit Rostang for the first time later this month. What were the desserts you didn't like? From other posts I get the impression you're a demanding judge in the dessert department ;) Thu Nov 05 11:15:56 -0800 2009 5156513 266399 fanoffrance 2 5158682 We had the Havana cigar and the soufflé aux noisettes. They weren't bad, but they're not great (icecreams were actually bad), and you've eaten that much, an OK dessert is not particularly useful. I'll substitute cheese next time. The mignardises are good -- mostly they're lovely to look at. Thu Nov 05 11:58:00 -0800 2009 5158515 96547 souphie 3 5159063 mmmmm, soufflé aux noisettes surely sounds delicious. too bad. Thu Nov 05 13:59:01 -0800 2009 5158682 52499 ChefJune 3 5159708 "....you've eaten that much, an OK dessert is not particularly useful. I'll substitute cheese next time. The mignardises are good -- mostly they're lovely to look at...." This is my reaction to many upscale meals. Less really can be more. IMHO it is really an individual function of how much you can comfortably consume and appreciate. Thu Nov 05 18:15:35 -0800 2009 5158682 1107357 mangeur 4 5160890 It sure is. But Rostang is among those with the biggest portions and the least interesting desserts. Funnily enough, it probably shares that distinction with Briffard. Alléno is probably at the opposite end of the range, with portions that leave me hungry and food that leaves me bored, and then extraordinary desserts. Fri Nov 06 08:44:17 -0800 2009 5159708 96547 souphie 2 5160550 Not so demanding, as not real fan of sweets. Yes chocolate chaud at Genin or the gone Constantin-Steiger, big yes to Kouigh Aman at Rue de Abessess 'Au Grenier du Pain', but not much for whipped cream, millefueilles, eclairs, etc. Even ice creams lately seems the tart sorbets get my attention way more than the rich creams, except Berthillon reglisse. Fri Nov 06 07:04:22 -0800 2009 5158515 71113 Delucacheesemonger