Capsouto Freres

[markk]

Fresh on the heels of our post-theater disaster at La Luncheonette, we decided to be brave and try another French restaurant unknown to us, Capsouto Freres, in Tribeca, after reading many good things about it (and in many of the same places that misled us to believe that La Luncheonette would be a "find").

Only this time we were in for a surprise, and a treat.

It's a beautiful old dining room right near the Holland Tunnel in Tribeca:

It was anything but full when we went late, but in truth, no restaurants have been full lately (at Insieme, there were only 2 other people eating there) and that made me a little uneasy to start.

But the wine list featured not only a reasonably priced Alsace Pinot Blanc ("Jean Rosen", which is pretty much the Paul Blanck product marketed under a different label) but an extremely delicious one - at $27.

Then came the test, the terrine of foie gras:

and it was quite a delicious foie gras at that. It wasn't as good as the one we just had at Blue Ribbon, but it was significantly better than the foie gras offered as a starter at Benoit.

My partner chose the duck confit, and although I would have been shocked if it had come to me with a sauce on it like this, I am told that it was delicious, and the shiny bare bone that was left told me that it was thoroughly enjoyed:

I opted for the "Sauteed Sweetbreads with Mushroom Fricasee", and found it thoroughly enjoyable:

And dessert was a very top-notch Tarte Tatin:

A most delicious (and almost ridiculously reasonable) meal, and a real find!