INTERNATIONAL: FRANCE: LeCoucou French MENU - NYC and VIDEOS!!

https://lecoucou.com/

LINK to Review

LINK to Video One

LINK to Video Two

LINK to Video Three

One of the desserts Le Coucou serves is Chocolate Mousse with White Coffee Ice Cream

Generic photos of Chocolate Mousse 

and White Coffee Ice Cream

Wonder what Le Coucou's version looks like!!

INTERNATIONAL: OLIVE GARDEN - 391 Pasta Possibilities

LINK to pasta possibilities

INTERNATIONAL: German 3 foot long bratwurst eaten in Minneapolis!!

LINK to video and info and photos

INTERNATIONAL: Menus 1 - Basil's in Wausau, Wisconsin

I like to read menus from different restaurants across the country and around the world.  It sometimes gives me ideas for a meal but  educates me also. There is a catering menu also with this restaurant post. 

Ran across this restaurant when doing research on Borderless Cuisine.  I do a series on Borderless Cuisine (this restaurant serves food from many countries). 

My series on Borderless Cuisine is from a different perspective:  My premise that countries near each other or bordering on each other share similar cuisines regardless of a physical border on a map.

For example, with this map below there is a carryover from different countries across the border.

Above map:  Many of the foods of Alsace-Lorraine (Strasbourg) are German in nature for two reasons:  proximity in border and the Germans kept capturing and giving back Alsace, Lorraine during wars.  Example is Sauerbraten.

Great crossover of cuisine between Germany and Austria and an example is Wiener Schnitzel,

But that is for another day!!

First of a series of menus: 

Basil's Menu

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Links to some of my Borderless 
Cuisine posts below:

LINK to Part 1 - Grits

LINK to Part 2 - Filled Pastries 

LINK to Part 3 - Andorra, Catalonia and Roussillon

LINK to Part 4 - Peruvian Pesto, Italian Pesto, French Pistou and Persillade and Argentinian Chimichurri

ITALIAN-AMERICAN: CHEF EXTRAORDINAIRE: Lidia's recommendation on olive oil and MORE!!

I started following her on line after the first time I had eaten at Lidia's (restaurant) in Pittsburgh, Pa.  Food excellent!!

LINK TO LIDIA'S PITTSBURGH MENU

WIKI LINK for Lidia Bastianich

LINK about olive oil

LINK to Luann's post on Pinterest

LINK to Lidia's Restaurants

First photo below is what I ate at Lidia's the first time; it is called Pasta Tasting Trio. Different pastas of the day are used in a delightful Trio.

UNITED STATES: Top Restaurant Review Sites

I did some internet studies and came up with the following rankings using 3 popular ranking sites. Not all of the below review sites were on all three rankings sites: (nor are these necessisarily ranted 1-9 - just stats)

• Yelp - number 1, 1, 1
• Urban Spoon - 2, 3
• Trip Advisor - 3, 10
• Chowhound - 2
• Open Table - 3, 7, 7
• Gayot - 4, 6, 10
• Zagat - 5, 5, 7
• Citysearch - 4, 5, 12
• Yahoo local - 8, 12

Generic photos of foods below:

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen in Greensboro NC and Poutine

What we had:

Hot Ham and Havarti Sandwich 

with spicy brown mustard and Creole mayonnaise,

served with hand-cut fries

My photos

Other People’s Poutine (pronounced poo teen)

our fries + cheese curds + brown gravy = sublime

(Didn't know what Poutine was so googled it at restaurant: is from Quebec, Canada)

Also had: Collard Greens (best in Greensboro) and

Creamy Grits

Here is WIKI link:

LINK TO Wiki on Poutine

The portions were large. My friend said the Hot Ham and Havarti Sandwich was very good but that there were too many fries on the plate.

The Poutine was great but the portion was large enough for two people (one plate) if you want sides.  I took a doggie bag home.

The service was excellent, too, as always. 

LINK TO Lucky 32 lunch menu

LINK TO website with great photos and clickable links

After doing research on poutine I found out there is more than one poutine recipe.

LINK TO Huffington Post 10 poutine recipes with slide show

LINK TO Poutine recipe from Emeril Lagasse

NOTE:  About the cheese curds. If you can't find them and I bet you can't, one source said use small chunks or thick slices cut up of mozzarella or other white cheese. However, I believe what I had at Lucky 32 was a mild to sharp cheddar and I think if I made this that is what I would use as I could really taste the cheese & I think that a white cheese would be too bland.  Just my opinion.  The yellow cheese juxtaposed with the gravy and the potatoes.  I would put more sliced green onion tops on top of the dish.  

Are there any " REAL" French Restaurants in Greensboro, Winston-Salem or High Point, NC?

Was looking for restaurants that serve French food to see if there were going to be any Bastille Day Celebrations in Greensboro, Winston or High Point? Can't find any.