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Chef Thierry and his son Franck serve breakfast and lunch and take-away pastries, candy, and preserves – a successful formula for more than 20 years. Quiche and several sandwiches are always lunch choices, along with two daily specials. Delights such as Beef Bourguignon and perfect Swedish meatballs make it difficult to save room for dessert.
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Pass an afternoon with a well thought-out antipasto in the cheerful walled garden or make a (Sardinian) night of it. Start with a terrine of foie gras and figs, then take your sweet time to study the menu – a fantasy of inspired pasta dishes with several worthwhile uses for veal. Ask about special and off menu options such as bottarga (dried fish) shaved over pasta with peppers. Chef/owner Efisio Farris offers cooking classes – not a bad way to spend the day.
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The east wall’s floor-to-ceiling windows overlook Tranquility Park and downtown. An elegant setting for fun with food – opening act, crawfish taquitos, mudbugs snuggled in hand-made tortillas with smooth jalapeno-spiced sauce. Food snobs bristle are uncomfortable choosing a entrée from column A and a sauce from column B while relaxed diners realise the menu is planned so all pairings please. Michael Cordua, of Americas and Churrascos, brings his celebrated tres leche dessert to his latest venture. Caveat: valet prices are ridiculous.
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'Backdoor’ because this is a more casual, budget-minded adjunct to the popular Hunan River Restaurant. Shoppers looking for a quick bite after touring the area boutiques stop in along with those looking for a light meal. Zesty, fresh and easy.
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Solero’s Arturo Boada and restaurateur/ bar impresario Bill Sadler joined forces for this tapas joint. Sadler’s influence is seen in the homemade sangria and exquisite mojito while Boarda provides zesty nibbles and filling seafood meals. Try fried snapper and shrimp spiked with ginger and served on plantains for a light summer meal or kick back with drinks, nosh on shellfish or shrimps and enjoy the scene. Besame Mucho!
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