"In a lively atmosphere, shoulder-to-shoulder with other diners, you will enjoy fine traditional fare (homemade terrine, coq au vin)."
"In a lively atmosphere, shoulder-to-shoulder with other diners, you will enjoy fine traditional fare (homemade terrine, coq au vin)."
on Terrine
"In a lively atmosphere, shoulder-to-shoulder with other diners, you will enjoy fine traditional fare (coq au vin)."
on Coq au vin
"They make a very respectable Coq au vin. In the dinged-up casserole, you’ll need to drag the spoon through the thick, dark sauce to pluck out a piece of chicken. And it’ll likely be a more flavorful morsel from elsewhere on the bird, which in France is one that’s been cooked close to the bone."
on Coq au vin
"10 of the best bistros in Paris: A la Biche au Bois - In season, this is the place to go wild for game, and otherwise they serve boeuf bourguignon and other great Gallic monument-type dishes."
"When you get a Salade Perigourdine, out comes a oval of foie gras ringed with fat, but with it comes still-warm toasted slices of baguette whose heat melts the duck liver just a tad, enough to soften it and highlight its creamy consistency."
on Foie gras
"What we ate: Alex loved his wild boar stew and salmon rillettes, and I loved my steak au poivre and mushrooms a la Grecque."
"There's a parade of terrines - rabbit, duck, or a mix of meats - all classic and rich, all outdoing one another."
on Terrine
"So run there, because it serves a delicious and generous cuisine, where game is divinely honoured during the hunting season. Do not miss the rabbit terrine."
on Terrine
"Meanwhile, the slate of the day’s specials included a Terrine compagnarde, a coarse pork terrine with visible small pieces of meat. It was a generous slice, fatty and utterly delicious."
on Terrine
“This is a simple, straight forward neighborhood bistro that serves great steak au poivre paired with a very simple Medoc."