Hello Kitty and I were entertaining a visitor from out of town, who requested that we go somewhere with old school table-side service. Two places come to mind immediately, but ultimately we decided on
Hugo's. My
first and only visit a couple of years ago delivered a couple of nice, classic dishes. It would be nice to go back for a few more.
Thanks to miscommunication, Hello Kitty found ourselves sitting by ourselves at the restaurant while our visitor flew off to his next destination. Well, since we were here and I had asked the staff to open up both bottles of wine that I brought... we might as well eat!
We start with the bread basket which, as always, had those delicious slices of garlic bread...
Lobster bisque - I made it a point to order this tonight. Hello Kitty really enjoyed this on our last visit, and I wanted to try it for myself. The cart was wheeled out next to us, and it did take more than 3 minutes to prepare...
This was one delicious bowl of soup! Nicely flavored with brandy, and rich with cream. Tons of
umami.
Wiener schnitzel - can't remember the last time I had
Wiener schnitzel, and I kinda wanted something classic for a main course. When the plate arrived, I was kinda surprised by the size of it. I know the veal has been flattened and stretched thin, but still...
Very thin, with a nicely browned coating of breadcrumbs. Once you take a bit, it becomes obvious how much butter/fat this has soaked up...
We didn't have any dessert, and just had these
chocolate ice cream bonbons to finish...
2005 Vincent Girardin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret - advanced oxidation, with deeper color. Lots of sugarcane on the nose. Ripe on the palate with a rather short finish.
Even though I had a second bottle open, we decided to bring it back home to drink with some friends. Thankfully the restaurant didn't charge us corkage for the second bottle...
2004 Ponsot Griotte Chambertin - drank 2 hours after opening. Nice nose of leather with some floral and forest notes.
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