Posted by Susan on January 06, 1998 at 23:50:42:
In Reply to: Foster's posted by Karen Bruner Upright on January 06, 1998 at 09:45:27:
: PS. if the lobster is absolute cat food just pass out the competitions biz cards.
: Don't know if the lobster was cat food, but Foster wouldn't eat it.
So exactly who -- or what -- is Foster? (Found the above conversation in the Caterer's forum.) Yow, you're on the Atlantic coast! But at least we'd have an excuse to visit Jacksonville again, as well as St. Augustine and points west, probably around Memorial Day. What's your least busy night of the week? And does the wine shop carry Chateau Ste. Michelle or will I have to tote it across state lines? (Shhh!) This could be a seriously cool meal.
Just remember, folks, the best dinner that I've ever had in the States -- bar none to date -- was served at Chez Astrid's in Tularosa, New Mexico. Astrid is a middle-aged Frenchwoman who set up a tiny restaurant in the Jornado de Muerto, real Billy the Kid country, housed in an old filling station on the edge of town. Still looks likes a filling station, too, with ambiance straight out of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Four tables, maybe five, so reservations are essential. But you can't beat her prices and, damn, that woman can cook! I used to try to talk her into writing a book, just to help drum up business, as if she had room for any more customers. She would either laugh at me or look bemused: "But all I do is simple farmhouse cooking. You should talk to that woman with the fancy restaurant near the racetrack up in Ruidoso -- she's a real artiste!" (Not in my book, Astrid.) I still miss her ...