Comments on: Surf ‘n’ Turf at Chez l’Ami Jean http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/07/surf-n-turf-at-chez-lami-jean/ Eating, drinking, and writing in Paris Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:46:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/07/surf-n-turf-at-chez-lami-jean/comment-page-1/#comment-100528 Roy Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:49:26 +0000 http://www.barbraaustin.com/?p=1392#comment-100528 I was at CLAJ this summer and had the carte blanche too. While it was quite delicious and generous, I did find that the dishes I was served were alot more conservative in excution that the examples here. We had a nice mushroom soup, then some steamed bay scallops, then lobster and peaches and finally the wagyu cote de boeuf. They were all execellent by any standards but still I am curious to sample combinations mentioned here. Is it possible that they send out a safer carte blanche for customers who are obviously not French? I am a young Singaporen and speak only a smattering of their language. Anyway I hope to return in the near future and sample a menu like yours. I was at CLAJ this summer and had the carte blanche too. While it was quite delicious and generous, I did find that the dishes I was served were alot more conservative in excution that the examples here.

We had a nice mushroom soup, then some steamed bay scallops, then lobster and peaches and finally the wagyu cote de boeuf. They were all execellent by any standards but still I am curious to sample combinations mentioned here.

Is it possible that they send out a safer carte blanche for customers who are obviously not French? I am a young Singaporen and speak only a smattering of their language. Anyway I hope to return in the near future and sample a menu like yours.

]]> By: Barbra Austin - The Year in Review http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/07/surf-n-turf-at-chez-lami-jean/comment-page-1/#comment-28111 Barbra Austin - The Year in Review Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:24:14 +0000 http://www.barbraaustin.com/?p=1392#comment-28111 [...] league. Tholoniat makes an amazing mille-feuille. I do not have a crush on Inaki Aizpitarte. Chez l’Ami Jean remains a favorite. Not in Paris:  Some people think Noma is the world’s best restaurant.  [...] [...] league. Tholoniat makes an amazing mille-feuille. I do not have a crush on Inaki Aizpitarte. Chez l’Ami Jean remains a favorite. Not in Paris:  Some people think Noma is the world’s best restaurant.  [...]

]]> By: Barbra http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/07/surf-n-turf-at-chez-lami-jean/comment-page-1/#comment-4312 Barbra Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:21:58 +0000 http://www.barbraaustin.com/?p=1392#comment-4312 Forest - I am in awe that you finished the rice pudding. It's so good but I've never been able to have more than a few bites. Shelli - Yes, they can be...brusque. Lunch, fyi, is much more calm and relaxed than dinner. Trouble is, after lunch there it's impossible to do much else with the day! Forest – I am in awe that you finished the rice pudding. It’s so good but I’ve never been able to have more than a few bites.

Shelli – Yes, they can be…brusque. Lunch, fyi, is much more calm and relaxed than dinner. Trouble is, after lunch there it’s impossible to do much else with the day!

]]> By: Shelli http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/07/surf-n-turf-at-chez-lami-jean/comment-page-1/#comment-4245 Shelli Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:22:45 +0000 http://www.barbraaustin.com/?p=1392#comment-4245 I've always loved the food but the last time I was there the waiter made a point of discouraging me from trying anything I hadn't had before. Each time I asked about a dish he responded "you won't like it". Maybe because we were speaking English and he assumed food fears. It annoyed me so much I haven't been back for a year, but your description of the salmon, veal, chorizo and anchovy dish has me salivating. Maybe that waiter is gone... I’ve always loved the food but the last time I was there the waiter made a point of discouraging me from trying anything I hadn’t had before. Each time I asked about a dish he responded “you won’t like it”. Maybe because we were speaking English and he assumed food fears. It annoyed me so much I haven’t been back for a year, but your description of the salmon, veal, chorizo and anchovy dish has me salivating. Maybe that waiter is gone…

]]> By: Forest http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/07/surf-n-turf-at-chez-lami-jean/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 Forest Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:27:28 +0000 http://www.barbraaustin.com/?p=1392#comment-4209 We just took the carte blanche menu there a couple of weeks ago....love it! so much food I was getting stuffed after the first few courses (didn't stop me from finishing my rice pudding though! And yes "vegetable were delightfully scarce" :) We just took the carte blanche menu there a couple of weeks ago….love it! so much food I was getting stuffed after the first few courses (didn’t stop me from finishing my rice pudding though! And yes “vegetable were delightfully scarce” :)

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