Dinner at Au Vieux Moulin
Alex and I have eaten a lot of good food. In fact, we have a ‘top ten list’ of our favorite meals: our going away lovo in Fiji, basically everything we ate in Philadelphia with my cousin Brandon (he’s a chef out there), duck fat french fries in Chicago, our first meal in Paris, and now, dinner at Aux Vieux Moulin.
To begin with, it was probably the most beautiful view we’ve ever had while enjoying such fine food. This was my view throughout the entire dinner. And the background isn’t too bad either.
The meal started with a ‘foie gras crème brule’ which was fantastic. It was the most creamy, delicious foie gras I have ever had.
Next came my escargot, which I have been dying to try. I wasn’t really expecting to be a fan, but felt as though I would be mocked and ridiculed if I didn’t at least eat some Escargot while in France, particularly given the fact that the escargot farm is about 1 mile away. They brought out my plate with the escargot prepared two ways. The first was in a wonderful red sauce, which I scarfed up immediately. The second preparation was fried escargot (chopped up into bits along with parsley). Unfortunately, I loved it. I have never devoured something so quickly in my life. Alex had a couple as well, but wasn’t as in to them as I was. All the more for me!
For the next course Alex and I ordered two separate dishes: Pan fried fish with mozzarella and truffles for me, and gnocchi with beef juice and shaved ham for Alex. But in proper Alex and Tamara fashion (which we think simultaneously intrigues and grosses out the French) shared with each other off of our forks. It was stupendous.
The next course we received Duck confit and a layer potato dish (prepared like a meuille-fueil) that Alex almost cried he was so happy to be eating. We were also given another dish of pan friend fish with a creamy buttery sauce that I was sopping up with bread, and creamy risotto. It was amazing.
For desert we had pineapple carpacio, which is thinly sliced pineapple in a simple syrup, with a ball of lemon ice cream in the middle. Absolutely amazing! And healthy, right?
Because one desert is never enough, we also had a soufflé. Difficult stuff to make, and I am always willing to pay for something that I will never be able to recreate in my own home. Not only was it absolutely stunningly gorgeous, but it was one of the most delicious pieces of food I have ever had the pleasure of cramming into my mouth.
After dinner we figured the 30 second walk back home might require a bit more energy, so we ordered some espresso. As a side bonus, it came with a trio of sugary deserts!
So another great meal added on to our “Top Ten List”. We haven’t sorted out the order yet, and I’m sure by the time we’re 60 there will be at least 30 meals on our “Top Ten”.
