Words hardly do justice to the splendid meal we had at Simone’s Plain and Simple last Friday night. It was everything I hoped it would be. And a little bit more. Here’s the menu:
An assortment of Hors d’oeuvres
‘Gougère bourguignonne’ – a wreath of puff pastry with mild Swiss cheese
‘Estouffade de Bison’ – Bison, marinated in red wine, slow baked, “smothered”. Served with a puree of mashed potatoes and celeriac and some apples
A Green salad
An assortment of cheeses
Vanilla hot fudge sundae
A Pear Tart
Simone even put a couple candles on the tart for my birthday, which was a very nice surprise. We also had a great selection of wines, including a white burgundy for the hors d’oeuvres and the gougère, a couple different red blends for the bison, and a perfect muscato to accompany the tart; the muscato/tart team was easily the best wine pairing I’ve ever tasted.
I can’t wait to go again. All I need is an excuse.