Oscar Wilde
I had planned to write this on Sunday night and it's already Wednesday .... The thing is, my husband and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary last Sunday. We have been together for a few more years, but our wedding anniversary is June 2nd. And maybe after so many years one already knows what the other thinks, and we both came up with the same idea to celebrate the occasion.
For a long time, the husband had been looking forward to eating again Entrecote Café de Paris. When we started dating many many years ago hehe, there was a restaurant in Caracas called L'Entrecote where they used to serve that classic dish. In fact the menu of that restaurant had little more than that which was the center of the menu.
Last year, a small French bistro was opened in the town of El Hatillo in Caracas. We had seen it several times and some friends had told us about the place and the food, which includes in its menu the famous entrecote. But the place is out of our budget, so we had never considered it in our occasional outings. But the 23rd anniversary deserved a little treat, don't you think?
So last Sunday, we booked to have our anniversary lunch at the bistro called Rue de Lys.
The decoration of the place makes you feel in a small Parisian bistro. The ambiance and the service were very nice.
The Food
We ordered the house salad to share. It was good but I must say not extraordinary. The dressing that had a touch of passion fruit seemed to me to lack a bit of flavor.
The Entrecôte Café de Paris was delicious. And the husband and I killed the craving.
Looking for the origin of this dish that many believe originated in France but oh surprise it is not. The Café de Paris sauce was popularized in the 30s by a restaurant in Geneva, Switzerland called Café de Paris. However, the sauce was invented by the father-in-law of the owner of Café de Paris. Monsieur Boubier had invented the sauce recipe for the customers of his own restaurant, du Coq d'Or. You can read the full story here.
The sauce is based on butter, spices, and herbs among which tarragon predominates.
It was accompanied by French fries, as it should be, and we ordered them truffled and with parmesan.
As we had decided to share the Entrecot, we ordered another side dish. A mushroom risotto that was so yummy. I think I liked it the most!
We had a delicious meal and a very nice time.
To end our meal we ordered a coffee that came with a small madeleine. I thought it was a nice touch.
I was thinking of skipping dessert, but with my husband, that's mission impossible. So we ordered a Pistachio dessert to share.
It was two meringue and almond cookies, filled with pistachio cream with strawberry coulis. It wasn't bad but I thought it lacked pistachio flavor, so I let my husband eat most of it. 😆 I had indulged enough with all the food.
The food was delicious and the company was even better.
We probably won't repeat it anytime soon in this small bistro, but we will consider it for another special occasion for sure.
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Congratulations on your anniversary!! The restaurant is beautiful, it conveys the Parisian atmosphere that complements that delicious menu. Everything looks excellent, but as a sweet tooth I am, I sign up for dessert. 😁❤️🤗
Gracias, querida Paloma! I'm sorry for the late response.
I'm also a sweet tooth, but the dessert was my least favorite thing in the meal to be honest, although it wasn't bad. Un abrazo 😘
You have to know how to "pamper yourself", especially for special occasions like 23 years of marriage. Congratulations.
Thank you 😄
Super chic place and delicious food!!!
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Its so yummy, its my first time to see a menus like this i want to try some 😋😊
I hope you can try it someday :)
That meat with sauce looks yummy. I wonder how it exactly tastes though..
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The sauce is delicious. It tastes like butter with aromatic herbs.
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The food looks pretty great there. I think the best restaurants I have been to are french and this leaves good memories for a long time. Good choice.
The best restaurants I have eaten at are also French. It is a pretty safe bet to choose if one wants a fine meal, right?
I think so, even the best cake shop is French where we are, you can't beat that level. 💪🙂
23 years of marriage is not something to take lightly, 23 anniversaries deserve the best celebration; It was great that you visited this beautiful place and had the pleasure of ordering this exquisite dish so desired.
Everything you have ordered looks really exquisite
Happy anniversary dear friend @coquicoin
Gracias, @jlufer! Have a good evening 🤗
Happy Anniversary! 23 years, many years together. You celebrated in style, what a beautiful and elegant place, and the dishes look fantastic.
Well deserved celebration!
Gracias!!! Well actually since we became sweethearts we have been together for almost 29 years! So many years deserved a celebration in style hehe.
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I liked the dessert you ordered. Meringue cake is unfamiliar to me, but it looks really good especially when you said it's filled with pistachio cream with strawberry coulis ahh that's also perfect for cake!.
Have fun my friend!
It was more like a cookie than a cake. I love pistachio ;)
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Looks yummy 😋
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Wow! These are delicious foods!