well this is kinda a late post but mm. so i spent tuesday with hai in santana row and we decided lets be french and hit up this place called Left Bank where they served french food and spoke rather poor french. its quite wonderful.
oh and if you're wondering the significance of the left bank is that it refers to the left side of the river Seine that runs through Paris, highlighting the most romantic districts of Paris and the home of artists, philosophers and various artists, like Matisse!
haha, you're probably wonderi
ng what this is, mebbe even fearful.This is steak tartare. yes it is raw....you eat sushi don't hate. well its made of minced high grade beef served with onions, seasonings and the lil round things called capers (flower buds). yes you eat flower buds they are quite wondrous, albeit a lil salty. mm. i haven't had this since i was last in Paris, but its was rather good, its hard to miss on Santana row. the texture is quite interesting, as it feels nothing like a steak or burger. just imagine beef sashimi, slightly slimy kind of feeling. it flavors are simple, powerful and it looks small, but its quite a meal. Yes and no scarfing this stuff down. you don't jsut demolish fine food, its kinda of a waste.
instead be french, just eat, have a good conversation, take plenty of time, and have no fear of this food getting cold, its actually served a lil chilled. mmm. i missed french food. some of it is kinda out there, but so is asian food. but the portions are small, yet perfectly sized. Just enough to be satisfied, but never enough to get food coma. Always ready to live on your day, to continue the brisk exploration of the city of lights.
and of we finish off with a creme brulee. which is just a caremel with a blazed sugar crusting. its quite delicious and very rich. mm. i rarely get dessert, for pie and cake are not my thing, but this is absolutely decadent and delightful
