Lobster Thermidor

[+ Avalon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_Thermidor

 

As Thermidor was the name of a month of the French Revolutionary Calendar I thought the dish might have been created during that time but I was wrong

 

The recipe of Lobster Thermidor was created around 1880 by Auguste Escoffier then working in Maison Maire, a Parisian restaurant near the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin. In March 1896, a successful reprise of the play Thermidor by Victorien Sardou opened in that theatre. The play took its name from a summer month in the French Republican Calendar, during which the Thermidorian Reaction occurred, overthrowing Robespierre and ending the Reign of Terror.[1] Maison Maire's owner, Paillard, changed the name of this recipe after the play gained in popularity.

[+ Funguy]

I LOVE lobster thermidore but have not had it in years. It is never on a menu and when it is, if you question the waiter, it is a poor relation to the original!

[Centryst]

You can't find it anywhere these days.

So delicious and incredibly rich.

Pair it with your best Montrachet.

It has gone the way of the wonderful dishes of yesterday - like Tournedos Rossini.

"Special occasion" dishes don't seem to exist any more.

Sure, they are bad for you - but you don't eat them everyday.

[+ Avalon]

Tournedos Rossini.

 

Thank-you! I was not familiar with it. It sounds wonderful!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournedos_Rossini

[MikeBiDude]

You can't find it anywhere these days.

So delicious and incredibly rich.

Pair it with your best Montrachet.

It has gone the way of the wonderful dishes of yesterday - like Tournedos Rossini.

"Special occasion" dishes don't seem to exist any more.

Sure, they are bad for you - but you don't eat them everyday.

Steak Diane!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_Diane

[+ Avalon]

Steak Diane!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_Diane

 

https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2012/03/lost-foods-of-new-york-city-steak-diane-067223

[GBoi]

You can pre-order lobster thermidor for your meal if you fly first class on Royal Thai. Plus they serve Krug

 

My company’s cafeteria served tournedos Rossini in honor of Paul Bocuse’s passing earlier this year.

[+ Avalon]

My company’s cafeteria served tournedos Rossini in honor of Paul Bocuse’s passing earlier this year.

 

I was unfamiliar with him.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bocuse

[MikeBiDude]

I was unfamiliar with him

 

:eek:

 

I know you enjoy television, look for Anthony Bourdain’s CNN show on Lyon, France. Great Bocuse brief overview in that episode.

[+ Avalon]

:eek:

 

I know you enjoy television, look for Anthony Bourdain’s CNN show on Lyon, France. Great Bocuse brief overview in that episode.

 

Thank-you for the recommendation.

[+ Funguy]

Anybody with a good receipe for lobster thermidor (not just off the web)?

[Mhs]

 

My company’s cafeteria served tournedos Rossini in honor of Paul Bocuse’s passing earlier this year.

Is your company hiring?

[Bearofdistinction]

I LOVE lobster thermidore but have not had it in years. It is never on a menu and when it is, if you question the waiter, it is a poor relation to the original!

 

Lobster Thermidor is still on the menu every day for decades at the Knife & Fork Inn -- Atlantic City, NJ and it is decadently delicious http://www.knifeandforkinn.com/ourmenu.php