Se Magnifique!

Ummmm...... turns out I love French food. Whoda thunk it? We started with appetizers outside on the patio:














Escargot a la Bourguignonne
with parsley butter sauce
Yep. Snails. They were absolutely delicious and then we soaked up the butter with bread. Yowza.

Artichaut
steamed artichokes with drawn butter
Really the artichokes were a vehicle for the butter. Also, I was not aware at first that you are supposed to just run the artichoke through your teeth and peel off the pulp. I chewed and I chewed.

Charcuterie Plate
duck mousse, paté, and confit
We spread each on a tasty baguette. Man was it gooooood!

French 75
gin, lemon juice and champagne
An incredibly refreshing beverage that I had never had before. Winner!

Inside we ordered a great bottle of wine and ran the gauntlet on dinner:













Confit de Canard
duck leg preserved it its own fat
Best thing we had. No question. It was absolutely excellent.














Fillet de Poisson
snapper with buerre blanc served with haricot verts
Second best thing on the menu. Extremely good.














Steak Tartare
hand-cut ground all natural steak served cru with a raw egg on top
Too much garlic, but fun to try.

Salmon
served with crispy skin, crispy capers and grilled asparagus
This was really good, but I eat a lot of salmon, so after awhile farm-raised salmon is farm-raised salmon.

Royale with Cheese
fresh ground all natural Angus beef with butter lettuce, roma tomato, and aoli on baguette
Yep. They had a 1/4 pound cheeseburger. You know what they call that in France?

Ratatouille
eggplant, red bell pepper, squash, heirloom tomatoes
Really nice.

It was Natalie's birthday, so of course, we had dessert... s. We ordered both the Creme Brulée and Tarte d'Eva (chocolate pear tart). No pictures because I was out on a phone call when they arrived. HOWEVER, rest assured that I had both and they were both delicious.

I almost forgot the













South Austin Speedball
espresso, kahlua, frangelico, stoli vanilla
Man oh man is this a tasty libation. I just may have to get an espresso machine and a fully stocked bar.

Overall, this was a ridiculous meal. Three appetizers. Two salads. Six entrees. Two desserts. Two adult beverages. Wiiiiine. Simply excellent.













This is how I get down on duck confit. Classy.