Ron Blaauw - Ouderkerk a/d Amstel

En hij blijft voor mij toch wel de beste ...
en onderstaande waarom ... :-)


Amuse 1
Stellendamse garnalen gefrituurd met pizzadeeg
Kroepoek gekleurd met kardemon met gecarameliseerde boter

Amuse 2
IJsje Appel zoetzure komkommer
Hoorntje kerrie mayo met roggebrood
Watermeloen wasabi maanzaad en wasabi saus
Macaron ansjovis mayo
Wortelmousse radijsje, asperge punt, wortel in minipotje
Eitje gestoomd in parmezaanse kaas

Amuse 3
Gevulde passievrucht, granitesaus
tomatensalsa hangop


Menu Voortgang ...

Lauwwarme kreeft met gekonfijte prei, zoetzure meiknol en lobbige champagne dressing

Tartaar van Ossenhaas met frisse dragoncreme

Aardappelsouffle met oester, gebraisseerde bloemkool

Creme Pierre Robert, truffel bruine boter met laurier

Gebakken paddenstoeltjes met canape Ganzenlever met gerookt kwarteldooiertje

Stamppot boerenkool (signature dish 2009)

Zachtgegaarde Ossenstaart met gepofte rode ui met merg ravioli en Braambrugs spek


Parade kleine desserts van Mark Schimmel

Gluhwein taartje
Witte chocolade met abrikoos
Karnemelk basilicum ijs
Beileys (signature dish 2008)




Alleen de opmerking van de Gerant dat hij toch geen verdommde patissier was is niet erg Ron Blaauw ... goed dat hij het niet gehoord heeft.

Wijsheid van mijn kapper

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Het leven is een feestje,
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je moet alleen wel ZELF de slingers ophangen.

Kees - de kapper van Paul

Restaurant Sophia - Amsterdam

Restaurant Sophia - Amsterdam 14 februari 2009 / Mams & Sema


Kir (mooi geserveerd aan tafel, maar met bols ipv de echte creme de cassis en huiswijn ipv bourgogne Aligote - jammer voor zo'n mooi restaurant van Ron Blaauw) - wijnkaart vergeten ... (slechte bediening)


Amuse

Spiering Koriander
Water meloen (verschillende soorten) met zout



Menu

Crisp Fried Soft Shell Crab
Sweet Sour Vegetables and curry dipping

Beef loin and sweetbreads
with grilled oyster mushrooms and kimchee essence

Scallop baked in the shell with chines broccoli and shiitake

Stuffed sea urchin with octopus and sea urchin froth

Salad with large shrimps, winter vegetables ans small black soy beans

Peking Duck tortilla with oyster dipping sauce


Dessert

Creme brulee blood oranges

Warm, a la minute chocolate tarte

Cheese platter

Figo

Figo

Bagels & Beans

Bagels & Beans
Haarlemmerdijk 122
1013 JH  Amsterdam
+31 20 3304102



They are great, love there bagels
Also there smoothies are great and good of taste.











 Especially the Bagel Tapas. Different kind of Bagels already cut for you and a great variety of different ingredients to put on yourself. Try it next time you're there it really worth trying.

Envy - Amsterdam

Envy
Prinsengracht 381
1016 HL  Amsterdam
+31 20 3446407
http://www.envy.nl


There (for me) is actually one thing you need to order and that's the chef's choice. So we ordered 5 times the chef's choice. It's always a treat to eat here. Ambiance, location and staff - also the food - are great. The menucard is actually very nice to look at, very well done! Also the coolers for their ingredients, how would that look like @ home ... :-)

Bubbles & Wines

Bubbles & Wines
Nes 37
1012 CK  Amsterdam
Tel : +31 20 4223318
http://www.bubblesandwines.com

Bolli they would say in Absolutely Fabulous ...

Always a good start of the evening

You have put down a terrific bar my friend :-)

there's only one ...

Googoodolls - Iris

Lavendelhof - 04/10 - 2008

Has been a while, but finally we're getting somewhere. Kitchen is ordered, the 1st floor is ordered and the front is almost done. Another step ...


Same for the back, all the windows are in, and almost all the 'walls' are done ...

The Ivy - London

The Ivy

1-5 West Street
London
WC2H 9NQ
Tel : +44 20 78364751
http://www.the-ivy.co.uk/



London, Sunday, September 28, 2008,

On the list of places to visit for 'food' was The Ivy (London) one of them. And because diner was already booked we took lunch for our celebration of 20 years of friendship. After having a superb diner the night before they needed to perform extremely good to life up to this expectation. This old place, dated from 1917 as cafe, brings back memories from long ago. Glass and lead windows, a lot of wood, waiters in 'standard' black and white, small tables, a lot in such a small place.

We started of with a G&T and a real Kirr (not to sweet and of course with Bourgogne Aligote - even written on the bill), and not asked if it was to be with champagne or the Bourgogne wine ... like it should.

We choose for more dishes and shared the experiences,

Starter and Main course

Steak Tartare
extremely tender meat, no fat in it, real good spiced (took the medium spiced) with all the extra ingredients next to the meat good and tastefull.

Crispy Duck Salad & Water Cress Salad
very well prepared, cripsy is crispy but the meat is tender and not dry. The salad with dressing was a perfect match. So much better than the first night of this short visit to London.

Mediterranean Fish Soup
also very well on taste, maybe could be a bit more fishy (but that's only for the 'wankers' like I do right now) but with the perfect company like the bouillabaisse always has ; rouille, Gryere and homemade croutons.

Breaded Scampi
a perfect example of how to prepare breaded scampies, the best I ever ate. Don't know how they manage to get the scampi as tender as they do, of course it would be a nice and perfect scampi but the preparation was litterly DIVINE, never tasted it anywhere better than here ... the homemade ravigotte was supberb as well but without it this dish would have still been DIVINE.

Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli with pesto
What can we say ... for those who try this at home (like I do once a while) this is amazingly well done, the spinach and ricotta is very well on taste but also texture wise superb. The pasta than together with the pesto is a terrific dish.

Wild mushroom Risotto
The risotto was like it should be, the small grains could be tasted, the wild mushrooms were well prepared and not overcooked, it was a perfect dish again ... finished with some nice Pecorino cheese.

accompanied with a bottle of ;

Chablis
Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
Domaine Guy Mothe
2006


Dessert

Bramley Apple Crumble with custard
Of course they prepare apple crumbles with a real British apple ... The sweetness of the crumble with the custard in contrast to the fresh Bramley apple is very good. Actually a bit much after such a diner but the crumble was gone so there was some room left ...


After yesterday we're wondering if they could match Imano, but they could. Although the kitchen is real old fashioned the dished are well presented, and the taste is so good that it's not a miracle they were almost full for lunch and fully booked for the night. If we really want to go into detail and also highlight what was not worth a 10 that would be, table number written on the label of the wine ... not showing the wine lable with testing and pouring, not saying hello when entering the restaurant and those two at the door doing nothing and not even helping opening the door for the guests was lacking points for outstanding. For the rest, if you're in the neighborhood, make a reservation... IN ADVANCE ....