Choisir le menu avec notre chef favoris de la France, Thierry, et sa femme adorable Chantal
(A great discussion of the evening's meal with our favorite chef in France, Thierry, and his adorable and glamorous wife, Chantal)
Cromesqui de Foie Gras
(There's foie gras inside)

L'assiette du Faudé:
Pâté en croûte, tête du porc, terrine de foie de volaille,of poultry livers, jambon, magret de canard fumé
(Country pâté, pork head cheese, terrine of poultry livers, ham, smoked breast of duck)
Plateau de crudités
Les Cuisses de Grenouilles à la crème d'ail
(Frogs Legs with garlic cream)

Et encore des Grenouilles:
Down at the stream, fishing for the truitelles just moments before we eat them
La Salade de Truitelles a la crème de lardons
(Fried troutlettes with creamy bacon dressing)


Truite au Bleu
(also caught just moments earlier)
Poêlé de St. Jacques au safran
(Scallops in a potato crust)

Et encore des St. Jacques:
Pavé de Sandre grillé aux échalotes confites
(Fillet of Sandre with preserved shallots)

Et encore de Sandre:
Thierry dans la cuisine

Thierry presents his cassoulet
And then it's served tableside.
Cassoulet on the plate
Pigeon désossé a la Perigourdine [farci au foie gras et truffes]
(Roast boneless pigeon with foie gras and truffles)

Et encore du Pigeon:
Cote de veau en croûte de pommes de terre
 (Veal Chop in a potato crust)
Croustillant de cochon de lait à l'alsacienne

Craquelin de Chevre et De Munster
(A delicious surprise of goat and munster cheese with a flaky crust)
Ananas Rôti
(Roast Pineapple)
Glace vanille et nougat
A little bit of ice cream to pave the way for dessert
La Tarte aux Pommes Chaude
(And to finish the meal, a warm apple tart with a crust so flaky, you hear it as you dig in!)
In fact, we made a video so that you could hear us break into the crust, and when I announced to the room that I'd like everyone to be silent for a moment so that we could film the crunch, they were all absolutely delighted to comply.
To play the Quicktime video, click here
And here I am at the end of the meal having a really nice conversation about food and restaurants with Thierry, who's planning a trip to the United States. I'm suggesting that he leave his taste buds home.
Notre visite dans la cave avec l'ex-patron Jean-Marie
(Our visit to the cellar with Jean-Marie, the founder, and Chantal, his daughter-in-law)

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