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Anyone have any new info -- the website seems to be"down" now....
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I always felt that the Provencal location was unappealing. The terrace is too close to a well-trafficked road (pedestrians and cars/motorbikes) with an obstructed view and the exterior and interior are without warmth, charm, whatever. I've always hated the place since the chef there circa 2001 (despite his 16/20 Gault-Millau rating) used every trick in the book to rip us off (worse than at L'Astrance),and every chef who has been there since has run an unexciting, over-priced tourist restaurant. There is no such establishment as a good Italian restaurant in or around Nice, which is why I make the mild effort to go across the border to eat in a real one.
Fair enough! Though, a table by the window is never bad with a view to Beaulieu.... Poulet actually served some very inventive cuisine, and for us, it is a fairly short walk down the hill - so maybe that is my soft spot. Cap Ferrat restaurants, in general, are overpriced for what they serve.
So true what you say about good Italian food in and around Nice - my wife's comments about this new place were something like -- "hey this is like real Italian food...." so maybe we'll get lucky.... FYI the whole baby octopus is really quite good. The owners, I believe, are from Milan and have another restaurant somewhere in Italy.
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Laurent Poulet's website says he will announce a new address in April. I hope to be among his first customers when he reopens. That spot in St-Jean is a restaurant graveyard.
Yea - just saw that - wonder where it will be. Too bad about that spot in St Jean - it is a fabulous location - not sure why it is a problem. A new middle of the road italian restaurant just opened there Luna Rossa - it may be a better "bet" given the current fiscal climate. The meal we had there in Feb was quite good and the place was packed.
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Yes Alain Llorca has moved to Juan-les-pin Hotel Belle Rives - nice spot -- should be a nice addition to the coastal restaurant scene.
Le Table du Cap is a sad story - great spot in Cap Ferrat with veryy inventive cuisine - Laurent Poulet is a nice guy - just couldn't make it long enough.
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........................
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I think, for me, AT is less touristy and seems more local and less international - if that makes sense. I know the shopping was good and the restaurants are top notch.
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Just a quick update -- Acqui Terme is still a most charming town - Il Caffi - was terrific as was Bacco and La Cornu(sp?) - I seem to always forget what a great town Acqui T is.... FWIW, for us yanky ex-pats - Piedmonte is, to me like wisconson - charming, good food, pleasant,friendly, educated,open minded and fairly wealthy....... just my perspective from a guy who lives near detroit and has a flat in cap ferrat france......
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... and it is perfect for the delicate white truffle - a great combo!!
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Just back -- pretty good crop - I paid about 2.00 gram from the both our guide and then from a "friend" of his. The quality is excellent and the ones I brought home are still excellent!!! Been enjoying a steady diet of Eggs, Risotto, homemade pasta, veal tartare and few other things all a la tartufi!!!
As an aside Chris and Nicola over at La Villa are fantastic hosts and we had a great time there. Mario and his dog Rocky were great guides and we had fun - though it was cold. I'll post photos a bit later.
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Thanks -- I tried it very simply -- I took the veal - th eye of the round - very lean and ground it then I sheved a bit of tartufi mixed it and let it sit in the fridge for half a day. About 1/2 hour before serving I put some sea salt a bit of pepper and some ex virgin olive oil and tossed delicately. I served it Piedmonte style pressing into a metal round and then a few more sprinklings of sel de mer, drizzle of olive oil and then a generous serving of tartufi - Heaven!!! FYI one pound will serve 6 easily as a first course.
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It is Veal tartare - forgot to say that...
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Hey all -- I did a search, and I must not know what I am doing with the search function.... anyway. I want to make the Fassone for my tartuffi, and I was wondering what to do - which cut of meat is best -- do I add anything other than olive oil and salt???
Any help is appreciated.
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Sampaguita,
Thanks for the report - looking good -- hey do you remember what prices were last year? Getting old and I really can't remember - likely I didn't care too much as I was floating in my yearly Tartufi bianchi "buzz" or "coma" and just enjoyed my "fix."
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Looking good - we are going the end of next week, so our timing should be about right. Any new reports on the prices this year?
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This is good news indeed!
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Hey Ed - any updates... is the rain doing its work?
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Looks like you are finally getting rain - better late than never huh?
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Any updates on the weather?
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We will be staying @ La Villa - is Il Caffi(sp?) still worth a dinner? Any other good spots in the area?
I haven't been to I Caffi since they moved from Cassinasco to Acqui Terme, but reports say that the cuisine is still as good as it was whe I ate there (maybe easier to get home as the drive through narrow hill roads was quite tough). Also they are open for lunch, which is maybe a good thing for driving home at night too.
I think the folks who run La Villa should have a number of good reccomendations, Nizza M would be the closest town, and I really used to like La Rotonda a few years ago when I was last ate in those parts. Also not too far from Calamandrana (Violetta and Bardon would be my picks).
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Mark, I think that it will get much better as the season progresses, and when it starts raining. Its unusual to have so many truffles and so cheap so early, but it has been cool with moist mist, but no rain yet (which is a blessing as the Nebbiolo's and even Barbera's are being picked late this year. So dar the truffles are quite small, should get bigger as the year progresses. Orange,am I would love to post pictures, just have to remembr how to on this forum.
Thanks Sampaguita!!
We will be staying @ La Villa - is Il Caffi(sp?) still worth a dinner? Any other good spots in the area?
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This is very good news indeed - 2 Euro per gram is less than last year in mid november!!!
Wondering if late november may be a bit late this year??
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got some good rains here in Nice - how about alba?
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How is it looking this year - seems like there is some good sept rains - no?
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Thinking the same thing!! Going back this november in hopes of a bumper crop . They had some good May/June rains also..... fingers crossed.
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I will be going this July - I'll give you all an update. Likely we'll be on the terrace, which is supposed to be magical - so my views may be biased by the view.
BTW- I read they will be redecorating in August.