tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5449539557979962433..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Certain French Restaurants; THE SAD TRUTH.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81915604934260950342013-06-10T16:53:23.752+01:002013-06-10T16:53:23.752+01:00Massive pet hate of mine being ripped off, particu...Massive pet hate of mine being ripped off, particularly when it comes to food! At least the bread and wine were good.<br />Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog - I am also a slow responder at the moment, but do appreciate you saying 'hello'.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705692916293482229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20791310663852062432013-06-08T04:53:28.180+01:002013-06-08T04:53:28.180+01:00I may visit another 'new' restaurant tonig...I may visit another 'new' restaurant tonight.... stay tuned! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37164809944358173442013-06-08T04:52:24.171+01:002013-06-08T04:52:24.171+01:00Unfortunately they still bandy that around as if t...Unfortunately they still bandy that around as if they were back in the 50's/60's when it was probably true. As far as cuisine is concerned they are insular and nationalistic, almost as if the rest of the world didn't exist.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61815207209803860692013-06-08T01:21:03.398+01:002013-06-08T01:21:03.398+01:00not even three bottles of wine could deliver a goo...not even three bottles of wine could deliver a good review, eh? Sounds awful. So much for new management....Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56672667059303322092013-06-07T19:03:06.162+01:002013-06-07T19:03:06.162+01:00Well that makes a change of the usual " frenc...Well that makes a change of the usual " french is best" you hear on the tvJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49242012129906277332013-06-07T16:15:35.736+01:002013-06-07T16:15:35.736+01:00Here it is mainly what we would call stews and the...Here it is mainly what we would call stews and the ever pervading funge, a paste (it really does look like congealing wallpaper paste) made from Manioc flour. I need to do a few posts on some of the traditional meals here. It's just that in that tiny bloody galley of mine, I lose the will to live. Last night a frying pan full of boerwors sausage, eggs and fried tomatoes skidded off the cooker and cascaded onto the floor burning my legs with hot oil all because I tried to squeeze onto another burner a small pot of beans. It's like trying to cook on a camping stove.<br /><br />I thought I had as much patience as you but I have now started legal proceedings against the contractor. I want my house finished and my restaurant open.<br /><br />The finest French cuisine I ever enjoyed was in Alsace-Lorraine (Metz, Strassbourg). Worth driving four hours south from 3 Base Ammunition Depot in Germany. Mind you, I was famous for driving three mates of mine all the way to the Black Forest to prove to them that's where the best ice cream desserts were made.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87255832863486530552013-06-07T15:17:07.538+01:002013-06-07T15:17:07.538+01:00French domestic cuisine (which is probably some of...French domestic cuisine (which is probably some of the best in the world) hardly involves much actual cooking. Other than soup and a main course, it is mostly uncooked. Salads, charcuterie, cheese, deserts, etc just need presentation/preparation. Anything that needs actual cooking usually gets put in an oven. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20017981239898464072013-06-07T13:33:49.001+01:002013-06-07T13:33:49.001+01:00I have enjoyed finer cuisine in railway stations a...I have enjoyed finer cuisine in railway stations and autobahn cafés than in many starred restaurants.<br /><br />When I open, I will only operate over the weekend and do as much of the prep I can during the week (stocks etc.) and keep the menu sensibly tight. The last thing you need on a first night is to balls it up, so best to start slow and easy.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78579852368419083832013-06-07T13:29:39.750+01:002013-06-07T13:29:39.750+01:00Sad to go out for an expected treat and be disappo...Sad to go out for an expected treat and be disappointed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44684352795199623602013-06-07T13:24:14.865+01:002013-06-07T13:24:14.865+01:00If one's gourmet aspirations stop at chicken a...If one's gourmet aspirations stop at chicken and chips, he would have been well catered for. No, sadly I didn't see it; I rather like Clarkson.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38922065306800562272013-06-07T13:16:21.708+01:002013-06-07T13:16:21.708+01:00I am very surprised. Did you see Jeremy Clarkson&#...I am very surprised. Did you see Jeremy Clarkson's tour of French motorway restaurants? He thought they were fantastic.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3986689152258063662013-06-07T12:54:15.706+01:002013-06-07T12:54:15.706+01:00On the bright side, you had a 'change' of ...On the bright side, you had a 'change' of appetite :-)KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-459389764450213592013-06-07T10:21:35.364+01:002013-06-07T10:21:35.364+01:00Unfortunately I am not a big lunchtime eater, and ...Unfortunately I am not a big lunchtime eater, and most of the 'routier' type restaurants are aimed at a mid-day clientèle. But you're right; they are often very good. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76216450217838122652013-06-07T10:14:45.892+01:002013-06-07T10:14:45.892+01:00I so agree with you. We eat out very rarely now. O...I so agree with you. We eat out very rarely now. Our last restaurant meal was in Guerlande. Excellent and cost us 13euros each. Other than that I really think it is a waste of money. Have you tried the routier places where they are masses of lorries outside?<br />SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616371261557262192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37777996329725923952013-06-07T09:56:10.437+01:002013-06-07T09:56:10.437+01:00We did go with open minds. We'd heard both goo...We did go with open minds. We'd heard both good and bad reports. The bad turned out to be right!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59225020068813479772013-06-07T09:55:26.811+01:002013-06-07T09:55:26.811+01:00That's exactly what WE did. We just won't ...That's exactly what WE did. We just won't go again.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87293893267061443362013-06-07T09:38:51.107+01:002013-06-07T09:38:51.107+01:00Sounds like your average Venetian restaurant.Sounds like your average Venetian restaurant.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91287184443739170792013-06-07T08:28:33.983+01:002013-06-07T08:28:33.983+01:00It seems to be getting more and more difficult to ...It seems to be getting more and more difficult to find good restaurants - in France and the UK. So disappointing when you look forward to something and end up with mediocre food. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7505223179262207892013-06-07T08:11:55.191+01:002013-06-07T08:11:55.191+01:00Running a restaurant must be really hard.
How on e...Running a restaurant must be really hard.<br />How on earth you cook fresh produce every day when you have no idea how many people might turn up, I do not know. I suppose it gets easier if you know you will always be fully booked.<br />Our local uses pre-prepared meals, I'm sure of it, but they are always delicious and well presented.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46589268972011792582013-06-07T07:46:13.336+01:002013-06-07T07:46:13.336+01:00Did you complain? pay?....I suffer from the britis...Did you complain? pay?....I suffer from the british blight of saying nothing even if the meal is foul....then I pay and leave..libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47548956644578458452013-06-07T07:37:21.860+01:002013-06-07T07:37:21.860+01:00I didn't know that famous double act Brake Bro...I didn't know that famous double act Brake Brothers now get as far as France?<br /><br />LLXlettice leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637631435776710877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34686626632119656252013-06-07T07:32:54.963+01:002013-06-07T07:32:54.963+01:00Did you make your feelings known? I hope so!
LLX...Did you make your feelings known? I hope so!<br /><br />LLXlettice leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637631435776710877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28132805510316672032013-06-07T07:28:50.150+01:002013-06-07T07:28:50.150+01:00Sounds awful - what a disappointment.Sounds awful - what a disappointment.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26228064668089075622013-06-07T06:54:51.629+01:002013-06-07T06:54:51.629+01:00Many restaurants now buy ready-made, vacuum-packed...Many restaurants now buy ready-made, vacuum-packed, dishes. But this guy must have selected his from a Taiwanese catalogue. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70216940765052720672013-06-07T06:52:49.303+01:002013-06-07T06:52:49.303+01:00Elaine, I'm sure you'd agree that there is...Elaine, I'm sure you'd agree that there is no mystery behind the making of a decent soup. Nor is there any mystery behind a good entrée (e.g. charcuterie). Cooking a duck breast correctly is taught to 5 year-olds. Presenting a decent cheese board is simply a matter of selection. And, finally, any chef who can't make a decent tarte tatin doesn't have the right to call himself a 'chef'. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com