Dinner at a French Restaurant

[Netsuke]

Wednesday evening, we had dinner at Bistrot d’Orsay, a French restaurant at the Paris end of Collins Street. We were four.

TO SHARE:  Chilli, garlic, and rosemary Kalamata olives; House made brandies duck liver pâté; Cornichons charcuterie board selection of pâtés, terrine, cured meats & pickles.

SIDES:  Roquette and Parmesan salad, Green beans, butter sautéed with roasted almonds; and Pommes frites.

MAIN: We each selected a different dish. I had Confit duck leg served on a bed of Brussels sprouts in a mild mustard & duck jus sauce.

[Baz Faz]

May 21, 2021 20:42:04 GMT 2 Netsuke said:

Wednesday evening, we had dinner at Bistrot d’Orsay, a French restaurant at the Paris end of Collins Street. We were four.

TO SHARE:  Chilli, garlic, and rosemary Kalamata olives; House made brandies duck liver pâté; Cornichons charcuterie board selection of pâtés, terrine, cured meats & pickles.

SIDES:  Roquette and Parmesan salad, Green beans, butter sautéed with roasted almonds; and Pommes frites.

MAIN: We each selected a different dish. I had Confit duck leg served on a bed of Brussels sprouts in a mild mustard & duck jus sauce.

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Sounds good. We used to live in the southwest of France which seemed the duck capital of the country. This meant that every visitor expected to eat duck - either a confit or a magret. So set menus always offered it - much to the boredom of people who lived there.

I'm sure there was more to your meal than that. Cheese? Dessert?