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Last night braved the storm for Kaz An Nou: an adorable French Carribbean restaurant on the Park Slope/Prospect Heights border. They just updated their menu, and while the flawless jerk chicken and West Indies burger are still in full effect, they’ve fortified their offerings with curried escargot, cheesy crab-stuffed chayote and a signature riff on Niçoise salad that brings smoked whitefish and okra to the mix. For dessert, we had a Galette des Rois, or King Cake: a traditional French pastry typically served on January 6, the Christian feast day of Epiphany, that contains a bead somewhere inside that turns the lucky recipient into a king (or queen) for a day. Although Kaz An Nou’s take on the cake didn’t include such a bead, I felt particularly regal after the meal.
Photo courtesy of kazannou.com
Posted on January 12, 2011 with 2 notes ()
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Here’s the first of a few Paris posts on deck…After a long day of touristy gallivanting at Versailles and the Louvre, I stopped into L’Ardoise, the name of which is French for “slate,” a reference to the daily specials written in chalk. I ordered the pre-fixe with a snail, mushroom and cream pastry to start and the rabbit braised en cocotte for my main And for dessert, a grapefruit and tropical fruit millefeuille.
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NewYorkavore goes Omnivore Class was in session this weekend at the Invisible Dog in Boerum Hill, where young chefs from Bushwick to Paris demo-ed their fresh new ideas and techniques. Food groupies like me got to take pictures and little tastes of their creations, but the real fun came later on at the dinner soiree that night. Stay tuned for the recap.
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I am shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Zucco of the eponymous LES French Diner. I had the good fortune of eating there many times, including a nice dinner last month that I’d been meaning to post about. He was always a hoot and eating there felt like being part of his little world. Au revior & thanks for dinner Zucco.
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