Le Bistrot Cuisine en Ville Dax-France

 Je viens de récupérer une partie de l'article dont je vous avais parlé. Le Los Angeles Times, quotidien Américain est venu nous rendre visite. C'est Leslie Brenner qui a eue la dure mission de déguster le menu Tapas y Pinchos..... Pour le moment c'est en anglais la traduction dans quelques jours!!!................

Los Angeles Times

Day 4 INVENTIVE CUISINE

RESTAURANT No. 5 is not on our itinerary, but I've read about a 27-year-old chef, Philippe Lagraula, at a restaurant in Dax called Une Cuisine en Ville, so I ask the boys, wouldn't it be cool to stop there for lunch?

Thierry, who's been hoping for a light lunch, groans. "Look how we're dressed," he points out. We're wearing shorts and flip-flops. "Oh, let's just swing by and see what it looks like," I say.

It looks charming, and we go in. The tiny, sunken dining room has a stone fireplace; chocolate-painted walls; low, half-timbered ceilings; and some whimsical modern touches.

We order tapas y pinchos, which is actually a tasting menu. Seared cubes of foie gras are topped with beet paste; strips of smoked eel cover truffled artichoke cream. Seared tuna belly comes with a risotto the color of soft-scrambled eggs; three slices of baby lamb look like duck breast, the fat attached.

The wine list offers lots of fun, by-the-glass selections; Thierry starts with a sweet Jurançon, and I have a rosé; then we move on to a local red.

Back in the car, we get a quick look at Dax, which has plenty of charm — blossoming mimosa trees and a pretty open market along a narrow, pedestrian-only street.

Réouverture le 7 Septembre au dîner pour la présentation de la nouvelle version de "Tapas y Pinchos"....!!!!!!!!!