Bistro De Paris.....our "just desserts" review

[whogirl'smom]

The rice pudding does look so good! Actually it all looks good, sorry it didn't taste as good. But, 6 or7 more, WOW!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Hello? Haven't you ever heard of filing an EXTENSION? We're waiting to hear about DESSERT here!

 

[TigerKat]

Hello? Haven't you ever heard of filing an EXTENSION? We're waiting to hear about DESSERT here!

 

[Mister Disney]

I actually was going to post from work, but forgot the menu at home.

Taxes are completed and filed.....

$9k in refunds Oh course the money is ALREADY spent, as we have to start on a 3 year restoration of our slate roof this year....

$10k a year for 3 years to fix the roof

 

[Mister Disney]

OK...next up though will be a discussion of the following delectible delights!

 

[Tink901]

I actually was going to post from work, but forgot the menu at home.

Taxes are completed and filed.....

$9k in refunds Oh course the money is ALREADY spent, as we have to start on a 3 year restoration of our slate roof this year....

$10k a year for 3 years to fix the roof

Congrats on having your taxes completed and filed!!!!!!

 

[disnut1149]

Can't wait to read more!! I love the idea of just having desserts. I'd want all chocolate ones!!!

 

[suzimar57]

love how all the basic food groups are in attendance here: sugar, butter, heavy cream, chocolate....

yep - all the important ones!

 

[daneenm]

OK...next up though will be a discussion of the following delectible delights!

Ok, I'm thinking pretzels, tortilla chips and a slice of pickle.....am I close????

Do tell, what are they.

--Daneen

 

[PNO4TE]

love how all the basic food groups are in attendance here: sugar, butter, heavy cream, chocolate....

yep - all the important ones!

Ok, I'm thinking pretzels, tortilla chips and a slice of pickle.....am I close????

Do tell, what are they.

--Daneen

 

[Mr. D's K-Man]

I actually was going to post from work, but forgot the menu at home.

Taxes are completed and filed.....

$9k in refunds Oh course the money is ALREADY spent, as we have to start on a 3 year restoration of our slate roof this year....

$10k a year for 3 years to fix the roof

AHEM ... AHEM ... AHEM ....

The "forgotten menu" was buried in the parlor in the pile of papers we used while sitting by the fire, drinking copious amounts of alcohol and doing the tax returns.

Got you covered Mister D

 

[Minniespal]

Excellent

 

[Mister Disney]

Ok, I'm thinking pretzels, tortilla chips and a slice of pickle.....am I close????

Do tell, what are they.

--Daneen

CLOSE.....but no cigar!

Our Garcon continued ....plop....the plate was in front of us....


Croquant aux pmmes, Mikado a la cannelie, sorbet a la pomme

Apple crisp, cinnamon “Mikado”, apple sorbet

On the left is cinnamon “Mikado”, These delectible "twigs" were great....almost like eating a cinnamon nilla wafer, dipped in chocolate.

In the middle is the Apple Crisp offering. The apples were perfectly cooked...al dente, and NOT mushy.....wonderful.

The Apple Sorbet? Imagine this is you will....A cool, crisp autumn afternoon, strolling in an apple orchard with someone you love.....you stumble upon a granny smith apple tree brimming with fruit.....you pick the most perfect looking orb from the tree.....bringing it to your lips....you bite into it your teeth piercing the fruit's skin.....the sweet and tangy juices of the apple running down your chin.....heaven....

 

[Mr. D's K-Man]

CLOSE.....but no cigar!

Our Garcon continued ....plop....the plate was in front of us....


Croquant aux pmmes, Mikado a la cannelie, sorbet a la pomme
Apple crisp, cinnamon “Mikado”, apple sorbet

On the left is cinnamon “Mikado”, These delectible "twigs" were great....almost like eating a cinnamon nilla wafer, dipped in chocolate.

In the middle is the Apple Crisp offering. The apples were perfectly cooked...al dente, and NOT mushy.....wonderful.

The Apple Sorbet? Imagine this is you will....A cool, crisp autumn afternoon, strolling in an apple orchard with someone you love.....you stumble upon a granny smith apple tree brimming with fruit.....you pick the most perfect looking orb from the tree.....bringing it to your lips....you bite into it your teeth piercing the fruit's skin.....the sweet and tangy juices of the apple running down your chin.....heaven....

Yup ... another cold dish plopped in front of us ... at least this was supposed to be cold!

"Piercing" .... very interesting choice of words.

 

[Mister Disney]

Continuing on.....our next offering involved (or at least was SUPPOSED to involve some "table side service")


Crepes Suzette flambees

Crepe Suzette

Our Garcon....holding true to form....prepared the crepes almost 3 tables away from us in the main aisle of the restaurant.....

His presentation of the crepes, as you can see was less than special....

Our Garcon, was a total 180° contrast to Ronan our server at Bistro de Paris in 2006....WHY did Ronan have to leave......

Our review of the Crepes in 2006

OK, ok....moving on.......

Crepes Suzette flambees
Crepe Suzette


In preparation......

As plated individually by our server

notice the sugar "raining" down on top of the crepes.....crystalizing as it hits the heat of the pan.....imparting a slight carmelized flavor to the orange grand marnier sauce.....

Picture this if you will.....a 20-something Frenchman, wheels a service cart up to your table.....

He proceeds to melt globs of butter....adds tons of sugar and lets just say enough Grand Marnier to choke a horse in a pan.....

Once thats all nice and bubble he adds the 2 perfectly cooked flour crepes to the mix....

All the sudden he tips the pan just a few degrees off center and BAM! We've got a fire going on the cart! FLAMBE, table side.....can it get better than that?

OH YES! By now Ronan (thank you K-Man for refreshing my memory....) has relaxed into exactly what we're doing.....bite by bite....morsel by morsel we WILL eat our way through the Bistro de Paris' dessert menu in one sitting!

Ronan has now worked with the kitchen and although a full sized portion of the Crepes is 2 on one plate, he has 2 individual plates set up for us, so no sharing off one plate this time. Thank goodness, because I probably would have forked Kevin over this one if he tried to get more than his share!

The crepe now was warmed and on our plate with the delicious, decadent "sauce" administered over the entire thing. Pairing it with the fruit on our plate it was light and refreshing.....no taste of all that "nasty" alcohol Ronan put in the sauce, but just a hint of the orange remaining in the sauce....

mmmmm....GOOD!

DO WE NOTICE A DIFFERENCE?!?!?!?

By this point, one would have thought that our "Garcon" would have "gotten it"....just as Ronan did back in 2006....alas he didn't

 

[Mr. D's K-Man]

Continuing on.....our next offering involved (or at least was SUPPOSED to involve some "table side service")

DO WE NOTICE A DIFFERENCE?!?!?!?

By this point, one would have thought that our "Garcon" would have "gotten it"....just as Ronan did back in 2006....alas he didn't

His attitude, presentation and "table side service" just proves my point ... the tall, skinny, french, 20 something garcon is

DESSERT DEPRIVED!

 

[suzimar57]

i must be picking apples in the wrong orchard.....

 

[Mister Disney]

The Apple Sorbet? Imagine this is you will....A cool, crisp autumn afternoon, strolling in an apple orchard with someone you love.....you stumble upon a granny smith apple tree brimming with fruit.....you pick the most perfect looking orb from the tree.....bringing it to your lips....you bite into it your teeth piercing the fruit's skin.....the sweet and tangy juices of the apple running down your chin.....heaven....

i must be picking apples in the wrong orchard.....

It REALLY did taste just like a granny smith though.....

 

[Mr. D's K-Man]

i must be picking apples in the wrong orchard.....

Last Fall, we picked our apples in the center of Hartford at a friend's house where he planted the tree over 40 years ago. We turned our 6 bags of pickings into delicious Apple Butter and gave it as gifts as part of our Christmas Baskets. Um Um GOOD!

 

[suzimar57]

thanks, guys - rub salt into the wound, why don't you....

(and it had better not be that fancy-shmancy sea salt, either!)