Had sweetbreads twice in Italy last week. Even got my 19 year old to try them. I’m a fan, always. She was not but she survived thankfully. I would never even try to prepare them....that’s why there are professionals.
Thanks for the wonderful Paris restaurant recommendations. We were able to get dinner reservations at Robert et Louise on our last night. It was a delicious dinner and a wonderful experience. I am looking forward to reading about the restaurant in your new novel and gifting the book to my 3 travel companions. I wish I could figure out how to post the picture of us standing outside the restaurant. We also had great meals at the Golden Poppy, I imagine you know the chef there Dominick Creen, and Palais Royale Restaurant. Thank you so much for the suggestions!
OMG..the Musubi Japanese tableware website. I want everything! Those quirky yet elegant chopstick holders :) Dangerous, as you said. I bought the Bubbsi lotion on your recommendation and love it. Please keep up the shopping tips. x
I really enjoyed your Wim Wenders article, thank you for sharing it. The "at the same time" menu was notable, for me, for the number of dishes that I'd happily order (all but one or two), something that doesn't happen now. I guess I'm pretty old-fashioned in my literature and cuisine.
I think the article on WW and DH is a wonderful piece of writing. And juxtaposed with the menu, it conjures, for me, a sepia-toned time and place that I want to visit. I'm glad you posted the article here.
I'm a big Wim fan, too, and I loved his film on Hammett. I'm sorry your interview didn't get published, but thank you for sharing it. Some interesting insights into WW.
One thing that struck me so about the menu you shared - the prices!!! Such a generous meal for what you could barely buy a sandwich for these days.
Thank you for the Swallow mention. It brings back fond memories of museum and cafe visits, nibbling on a goodie, sipping coffee, sitting in the sun out in the parklet facing the Durant Hotel, . My friend Sherry worked there for the longest time before going off to manage a non-profit. I loved the Bay Wolf as well, what wonderful creative menus.
Had sweetbreads twice in Italy last week. Even got my 19 year old to try them. I’m a fan, always. She was not but she survived thankfully. I would never even try to prepare them....that’s why there are professionals.
Ruth!
I love everything Wim Wenders too. What a delghtful and thoughtful interview.
My favs are: Alice in the Cities and King of the Road and Paris Texas.
Wow he’s made some new ones since I stopped watching so many movies, I should catch up.
And at least a dozen or more times I ate at the PFA restaurant, sometimes before a movie,
but I didn’t know it had anything to do with Bay Wolf (which I only managed to eat at once,
1980s-1990s were my pauper days). I had this cabbage salad as often as I could,
and I think I finally asked a cook what was in it, and now I re-create it at home as below.
If you had anything to do with it, thanks!
THE Cabbage Salad from PFA restaurant
Cabbage (Napa)
3 oz turkey strips
black sesame seeds
3 Tb + juice (2 Tb) - Japanese pickled ginger
5 Tb rice vinegar
(corn oil 9/10) (Would use avocado or a non-veg oil these days)
5 Tb sesame oil (1/10)
Enjoying your newsletters, but this last one was special for me,
Thanks for the wonderful Paris restaurant recommendations. We were able to get dinner reservations at Robert et Louise on our last night. It was a delicious dinner and a wonderful experience. I am looking forward to reading about the restaurant in your new novel and gifting the book to my 3 travel companions. I wish I could figure out how to post the picture of us standing outside the restaurant. We also had great meals at the Golden Poppy, I imagine you know the chef there Dominick Creen, and Palais Royale Restaurant. Thank you so much for the suggestions!
OMG..the Musubi Japanese tableware website. I want everything! Those quirky yet elegant chopstick holders :) Dangerous, as you said. I bought the Bubbsi lotion on your recommendation and love it. Please keep up the shopping tips. x
I really enjoyed your Wim Wenders article, thank you for sharing it. The "at the same time" menu was notable, for me, for the number of dishes that I'd happily order (all but one or two), something that doesn't happen now. I guess I'm pretty old-fashioned in my literature and cuisine.
I think the article on WW and DH is a wonderful piece of writing. And juxtaposed with the menu, it conjures, for me, a sepia-toned time and place that I want to visit. I'm glad you posted the article here.
I'm a big Wim fan, too, and I loved his film on Hammett. I'm sorry your interview didn't get published, but thank you for sharing it. Some interesting insights into WW.
One thing that struck me so about the menu you shared - the prices!!! Such a generous meal for what you could barely buy a sandwich for these days.
Thank you for the Swallow mention. It brings back fond memories of museum and cafe visits, nibbling on a goodie, sipping coffee, sitting in the sun out in the parklet facing the Durant Hotel, . My friend Sherry worked there for the longest time before going off to manage a non-profit. I loved the Bay Wolf as well, what wonderful creative menus.
For years Bay Wolf was a family celebration destination. Thank you for bringing back the wonderful memories!
The Mitsubi site you linked to is very overpriced. You can get many of the items you linked for much less at other Japanese sites.