Comments on: European http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html ...satisfying the internal growl Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:01:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mellie http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html/comment-page-1#comment-2592 mellie Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:19:00 +0000 http://tummyrumblesblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/european/#comment-2592 You're absolutely right ken - it was "almost" too much for lunch. But I tackled it like a trooper - I will never surrender! :-) You’re absolutely right ken - it was “almost” too much for lunch. But I tackled it like a trooper - I will never surrender! :-)

]]> By: Ken http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html/comment-page-1#comment-2591 Ken Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:13:00 +0000 http://tummyrumblesblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/european/#comment-2591 Mel, I was there on Friday and hooked into the duck pie (ok, I should call it a "pithivier" given what others have said on this thread). It was almost too much to handle for lunchtime but was everything you promised. The oyster mushrooms that accompanied it were sublime too. Mel, I was there on Friday and hooked into the duck pie (ok, I should call it a “pithivier” given what others have said on this thread). It was almost too much to handle for lunchtime but was everything you promised. The oyster mushrooms that accompanied it were sublime too.

]]> By: mellie http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html/comment-page-1#comment-2590 mellie Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:42:00 +0000 http://tummyrumblesblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/european/#comment-2590 Hey there Jack - ooh, sounds very interesting. I love finding out about the history of a dish - I look forward to hearing what you come up with.<br/><br/>Hi again ed - well I can highly recommend the duck pithivier :-) And the European is as Parisian bistroesque as your likely to get. I'm yet to do bistro vue, but there is a certain authenticity to the feel of the European. Enjoy! Hey there Jack - ooh, sounds very interesting. I love finding out about the history of a dish - I look forward to hearing what you come up with.

Hi again ed - well I can highly recommend the duck pithivier :-) And the European is as Parisian bistroesque as your likely to get. I’m yet to do bistro vue, but there is a certain authenticity to the feel of the European. Enjoy!

]]> By: Ed http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html/comment-page-1#comment-2589 Ed Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:15:00 +0000 http://tummyrumblesblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/european/#comment-2589 Mellie, promise I'm not copying you - just yesterday I booked into The European for this weekend as I couldn't get into Bistro Vue. Mellie, promise I’m not copying you - just yesterday I booked into The European for this weekend as I couldn’t get into Bistro Vue.

]]> By: Jack http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html/comment-page-1#comment-2588 Jack Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:43:00 +0000 http://tummyrumblesblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/european/#comment-2588 AOF<br/>I love a bit of food trivia, but now you mention about just the town I am questioning my memory of the origins of this fancy pie. I have just rapidly flipped through a few books at home but will find the source tomorrow at work and attach it for you. They were tradionally sweet but commonly interpreted now as a savoury item.<br/>Jack AOF
I love a bit of food trivia, but now you mention about just the town I am questioning my memory of the origins of this fancy pie. I have just rapidly flipped through a few books at home but will find the source tomorrow at work and attach it for you. They were tradionally sweet but commonly interpreted now as a savoury item.
Jack

]]> By: mellie http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html/comment-page-1#comment-2587 mellie Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:16:00 +0000 http://tummyrumblesblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/european/#comment-2587 Hey there Jack - thanks for the foodie lesson :-) I can't tell you how excited I was when the waitress placed the "pithivier" before me. It was a feast for the eyes well before it became a feast of the tastebuds! <br/><br/>Hi AOF - yes, the fish was wonderful as well. It was heavy on the smoky Hungarian paprika - and the skin was crisped to within an inch of itself. Hey there Jack - thanks for the foodie lesson :-) I can’t tell you how excited I was when the waitress placed the “pithivier” before me. It was a feast for the eyes well before it became a feast of the tastebuds!

Hi AOF - yes, the fish was wonderful as well. It was heavy on the smoky Hungarian paprika - and the skin was crisped to within an inch of itself.

]]> By: Another Outspoken Female http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html/comment-page-1#comment-2586 Another Outspoken Female Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:25:00 +0000 http://tummyrumblesblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/european/#comment-2586 Jack I wished I'd looked at the comments before i went on a wild duck chase. When I saw a pic of the pie I thought "pithivier!" and then set about trying to find what it meant....now if I'd only clicked comments first I would have known all about coal miners hats in an instant...though my search said nothing about hats but just it was the name of a french town where it originated.<br/><br/>anyway...it bought back a wonderful memory of a vegetarian pithivier at the Healesville Hotel a few years ago. The fish looks good too. Jack I wished I’d looked at the comments before i went on a wild duck chase. When I saw a pic of the pie I thought “pithivier!” and then set about trying to find what it meant….now if I’d only clicked comments first I would have known all about coal miners hats in an instant…though my search said nothing about hats but just it was the name of a french town where it originated.

anyway…it bought back a wonderful memory of a vegetarian pithivier at the Healesville Hotel a few years ago. The fish looks good too.

]]> By: Jack http://tummyrumbles.com/2007/04/european.html/comment-page-1#comment-2585 Jack Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:35:00 +0000 http://tummyrumblesblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/european/#comment-2585 Hi Mellie<br/>Great shot of the duck pie, in a classic sense it is called a pithivier (the markings on the pastry are meant to make it look like a French coal miners hat) and is one of the best ones I have seen for ages. I have copied your image to my files I like it so much. Thanks!<br/>Jack Hi Mellie
Great shot of the duck pie, in a classic sense it is called a pithivier (the markings on the pastry are meant to make it look like a French coal miners hat) and is one of the best ones I have seen for ages. I have copied your image to my files I like it so much. Thanks!
Jack

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