Ama-Steak Frites
I-Le Relais de Venise iyindawo yokudlela yaseFrance ekhonza ukudla okulodwa kuphela: ama-steak frites anesaladi eluhlaza. I-Yep, ayikho imenyu (ngaphandle kwama-dessert). Kukhona amagatsha amabili eLondon, eyodwa eNew York, futhi umbhangqwana waseYurophu (bheka ukubuyekezwa kweParis ). Ngavakashela indawo yokudlela yaseMarylebone yaseLondon.
Mayelana neRelais de Venise L'Entrecote
Isizathu sokuthi igama le-Italian elisendlini yokudlela yaseFrance yilokho umuntu owaqala inkampani, uPaul Gineste de Saurs, wathenga indawo yokudlela yase-Italiya ngaseParis ngo-1959 futhi wagcina igama lakhe.
Wenze isinqumo sokukhonza kuphela i-steak frites eyodwa - kodwa ukwakha isufi eyimfihlo ukwenza ukudlela kwakhe kuvele. Igatsha ngalinye manje linesonto elilandelayo.
Isihluthulelo samakhasimende amaningi okubuyisa yizithako zekhwalithi: ama-steaks avela kuDonald Russell (umphakeli ku-HM The Queen) kanti ukudla okudliwayo kwenziwa konke okwenziwa ekhaya (ngaphandle kwe-ayisikhilimu).
Ayikho Imenyu
Kuyakha ngokuqabulayo ukuya esitolo sokudlela ukwazi ukuthi uzoba yini. Ayikho imenyu lapha njengoba ikhonza kuphela isidlo esisodwa.
Kukhona inqubomgomo eqinile yokubhuka ukuze ukwazi ukuthi ulayishe ngaphandle. Lokhu akubonakali ukuvimbela ama-diners futhi kanye ngaphakathi ngaphakathi uzothola amatafula aphethwe ngokuhlala phansi kwebhentshi ephakanyisiwe nxazonke ekamelweni. Amatafula aseduzane empeleni akhuthaza ingxoxo enobungane nalabo abaseduze nawe okuyinto emangalisayo emangalisayo umbono. Le ndawo yokudlela iyichaza njengento engavamile kodwa isazizwa sengathi iyangifisa ngakho ngithi 'isiFulentshi esivamile' siyinto encane kakhulu kunami.
Kwakungekho mculo lapho ngivakashela kodwa ivolumu iphakama lapho indawo ixakekile ngenxa yabo bonke abaxoxa ngayo.
Uma uhlezi, u-waitress - ogqoke nge-classic 'intombikazi yaseFrance' - uthatha i-oda lakho lokuphuza uphinde uhlole ukuthi ungathanda upi wakho upheke kanjani. Lokhu kubhaliwe esikhwameni setafula sephepha kanye nama-saladi aluhlaza avela etafuleni lakho kungakapheli amaminithi.
Ukudla
Isiqalo esiluhlaza isaladi i-lettuce ifakwe ngama-walnuts kanye ne-mustard vinaigrette. Fresh, okumnandi futhi hhayi emanzi. (Chofoza 'izithombe ezingaphezulu' ngenhla ukuze ubone isithombe.)
Amafriji (amaFries aseFrance) ahlulwa ngesandla esakhiweni amaBatje amazambane avela eFrance ukuze agcine ahambisana nendawo yaseParis, nakuba ngingacabangi ukuthi lokhu kuyadingeka kumazambane othosiwe.
Lapho ukudla kwakho okuyinhloko kufika khona ungase ucabange ukuthi i-steak yincinjana encane kodwa lokhu kungenxa yokuthi isigamu sigcinwe emuva ukuze igcinwe efudumele. (Ngeke bakutshele lokhu ngakho nje khumbula ukuthi unokudla okubili okuyinhloko, okwenza lokhu kube ngcono nakakhulu.) I-steak ihlanganiswe emsizeni omfihlo, cishe ugoba, ngakho-ke uthi uma ungafuni kakhulu. Ngabuza ukuthi kwakunjani umsila kodwa utshele ukuthi, "Imfihlo" echaza igama. Ngiyakwazi ukutshela ukuthi ibhethri kodwa unophepele, amakhambi, nezinongo.
My Confession
Ngiyimifino. I-Yep, ngaya ukuzohlola indawo yokudlela ye-steak njengemifino. Kodwa ngithatha umngane onomdla ojabule ukungisiza ngilabo yingxenye yokubukeza. Ama-Vegetarians anikezwa ukukhethwa kweshizi ngaphandle kwama-crackers kodwa isinkwa siyatholakala. Nginezinhlanzi zaseFrance futhi ngazama umsizi wangasese ukuze ngiphinde ngithole isipiliyoni esigcwele.
I-Desserts
Izinto zahamba kahle kodwa zahamba kahle kakhulu lapho sibona imenyu ye-dessert. Oh izwi lami, lolo hlu luhle! Kukhona ama-profiteroles, ama-meringues, ama-creme brulee, ama-sorbets, nokuningi. Ngakhetha 'Le Vacherin du Relais' okuyizinhlayiya ze-vanilla ice-cream kanye ne-hazelnut ice cream okwenziwe phakathi, egcwetshiwe ngekhilimu, futhi iphethwe ngophethilethi encibilikisiwe. I-Crikey, lokho kwakungcono. Kuhle kakhulu. (Chofoza 'izithombe ezingaphezulu' ngenhla ukuze ubone le dessert yummy.)
Intengo
Ngesikhathi ngivakashela ngo-2010, inkambo yokuqala kanye nenhloko eyinhloko yayithengisiwe ku £ 19 ngomuntu ngamunye. Ngizizwa lokhu kunikeza inani eliyingqayizivele lemali yokudla okunjalo okuphezulu. Ngingatusa ngokuqinile ukukhetha into - noma yini! - kusuka kumenyu ye-dessert njengoba ukukhetha kwakuhle kakhulu. (I-dessert yami enkulu yayingama £ 4.50 kuphela.)
Isiphetho
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Ikheli:
Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecote
120 Marylebone Lane (ephikisana ne- Golden Hind inhlanzi ne-chips yokudlela)
I-London W1U 2QG
Ucingo: 020 7486 0878 ukuze uthole imibuzo (akukho ukubhuka okukhona)
www.relaisdevenise.com
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