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Adresse: 22 rue Andre Fiquet | Valmont, 76540 Valmont, France
Stadt: Valmont
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Bewertungen: 1584
Webseite: http://www.lebecaucauchois.com/
"We ate here while staing in the hotel (Le Bec au Cauchois that is joined to it. The meal was one of the best that we have had, although don 't come if you are after a quick bite. We sat down about 8.30 and rose...at about 11.45 (after 9 courses . We went for the 'Tentation ' menus at €83/head for the 9 courses. All were memrable, some exceptional. Here goes: 1. Foie gras with walnuts with a thin gelled bright red coating of something sharp. Abolutely delicious. 2. Scallop (singular but large with puree of a vegetable (parsley root? and a cream of what turned out to be a citrus fruit called a kalamansi, with a flavour like a lemon crossed with a mandarin. The chef gave us a taste of one at breakfast the next morning, very sharp initially, then very mandarin. This dish was one of the best i have ever eaten. 3. Raviolo (again singular of langoustine claw meat (with something else served on pumpkin puree witha fish bouillon containing cocoa in some form. Again, a superb dish. The cocoa gives the stock a richness and density, without any sweetness. 4. A lightly cooked oyster (the singular motif continues on a bed of finely chopped cabbage and local saucisson, all under a thick layer of a very light but stable foam flavoured with a pepper of some description. Excellent. 5. Jerusalem artichoke and white truffle in the form of an ice cream the diced vegetable, the vegetable as a thin crisp and a few slices of a white gel flavoured with the veg. Not dramatic but a lovely mixture of flavours and textures. 6. Young partridge breasts with a trompette duxelles coating, served with trompettes, parsnip (I think and a lovely, sticky reduction. The partridge was beuatifully moist. Longer hanging of the bird would have suited me, but when in France ... . The duxelles stayed in placed around the meat, which was beautifully moist (I hope that word doesn 't get the Trip advisor censoring software agitated . Dleish. 7. Cheeses. A good selection of Normandy cheeses. All those that we tried were in superb form. 8. A 'pre-dessert ' (it was actually a dessert of Reine Claude plums in sorbet, puree and mousse form. Excellent. 9. Choice of pud from the pud menu. We chose a pear dish with rice pud and a delicious combo of three different apples, in the form of puree, a sort of gelled puree ball and a bit of apple. Very good end to the meal. Home made breads were served thoughout the meal, all good, especially a pink ciabatta. We drank a glass of a sweetish wine (the proprietor 's recommendation with the foie gras and a Nuits St George with everything else. Service was good; pleasant, helpful, unobtrusive. It was not a quick meal, especially at the beginning, but we had nowhere to go and it was a very, very pleasant experience. The decor is fairly plain and unpretentious, and the seats notably comfortable (just as well . Damage, including a couple of mint teas and tap water (free! , €262 for 2 people. By no means cheap but for the standard of cooking, imagination and originality and the general quality, a fair price. It all sounds a bit silly and pretentious, and in some ways it is; special crockery for some of the dishes, unusual ingredients and so on. However, it is underpinned by first class culinary skill and understanding, and it works very well indeed. The chef thoroughly desreves his Michelin star; I wonder what he needs to do to get more. I 'd say it was the best Michelin star meal, possibly any meal, I 've eaten. I 'd recommend staying in the hotel bit if you eat here, if only to do the (not outrageously pricey wine list justice."
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