Better Late Than Never

Husbie and I went to France for 2 weeks about a year ago. On a reccomendation, we checked out Jacques Cagna. We decided that this would be our huge French food blowout, and we gave ourselves an unlimited budget. I sprung for the following: "Langoustines de l'Atlantique en croustillant, salade, purée d'avocat, chips d'artichaut, sauce au pamplemousse". This allegedly means "Crisp Dublin Bay prawns, salad, avocado purée, artichoke chips, grapefruit sauce". It was pure heaven. It was almost 50 euros, just for this one appetizer, and I would have paid double.

When I returned home, I was trying to figure out how to get my hands on the recipe. I wrote to Bon Appetit, because they have an "RSVP" section where you can write in and ask for your favorite recipes from amazing restaurants from around the world. I never heard back from them, but always checked my copy to see if my recipe had been chosen. Sadly, it had not.

Yesterday, I received a letter from Bon Appetit. It thanked me for requesting the recipe, and noted that it may or may not be included in a future RSVP section. However--Jacques Cagna was kind enough to forward the recipe to them, and in turn, they forwarded on a copy to me. I about died. I don't know who I am more impressed with-Jacques Cagna for sharing their secrets, or Bon Appetit for passing said secrets along to me. At this time, I will be grateful to both of them, and look forward to making, sharing, and savoring this amazing French dish. Once I translate it to English, of course.

If you ever make it to Paris, please do yourself a favor and stop in:

Jacques Cagna, located in the district of Saint Germain des Près near the Sein

14 rue des grands Augustins 75006 Paris
Tél. 01 43 26 49 39 Fax. 01 43 54 54 48