Showing posts with label elegant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elegant. Show all posts

Friday, March 28, 2014

Restaurant Check - Obauer in Werfen

Last weekend I had the pleasure to dine in Austria's second best restaurant - Obauer - located about 30 minutes South of the city Salzburg.

The first amuse bouche

The service was kind and the head sommelier recommended an excellent wine pairing. Our menu included 3-courses and was priced 54 euros per Person excluding beverages, which were averagely priced for this kind of restaurant (in my opinion). What I disliked was that the server gave us the regular menu, although I had booked the Nespresso Gourmet Menu, as well as the fast service of the food - it gave a hectic feeling: As soon as we got our water and wine, the first Amuse-Bouche was served.

The second amuse bouche

After another 10-15 minutes we received the next amuse bouche and after the third amuse (a thinly sliced tartar), we were served the first course of the menu: a terrine with foie gras. Well, it was fine. 


Our main courses were either excellent white fish with two kinds of asparagus, or finest lamb with small cheese dumplings and Austrian coleslaw. 

The final course, before the Nespresso Grand Cru, was a light dessert variation including cream cheese with lemon, apple strudel, and mocha ice, followed by very creamy macarons and small pastries.

The third and last amuse bouche


Excellent wine pairing

First course - terrine of Foie Gras 

Second course 1 - Fish

Second course 1 - side dish - asparagus pudding

Second course 2 - Three kinds of lamb

Second course 2 - side dishes of the lamb



Third course - a variation of dessert

Finally - Macarons and house-made pastries

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

My Trip to Paris - Part 2

A CULINARY TOUR THROUGH PARIS

Lunch at Café de Flore in Saint Germain des Prés 

Lunch at Café de Flore in Saint Germain des Prés

Sometimes it's the best to stroll in a typical "Boulangerie"
Their Eclair was far better than the one at Ladurée! :-)

Of course, Galeries Lafayette - and they still had Winter Sale!

How can you leave Paris without even walking along the
Champs-Élysées at night?
The Tenderloin Steak at Jean George Vongerichten's Market Restaurant

An excellent Burger at Jean George Vongerichten's Market Restaurant

A Quartett of Crème Brûlée (!!)  at Vongerichten's Market Restaurant :-))

A very cool and fashionable atmosphere at the Market Restaurant

Walk-in kitchen at Vongerichten's Market Restaurant