In fact, the only standard dishes I would steer you away from are risotto with wild mushrooms -- it is unexciting (though a side serving would make a good appetizer) -- and the filet of beef and rack of lamb, both of which hew too close to the standards.
Recommended: the gumbo; the risotto with wild mushrooms, asparagus, truffles and chervil; the grilled chicken breast with roasted corn and squash; and the filet of venison with spiced sweet potatoes.
Other standouts included the braised beef short ribs with handmade cavatelli, wild mushrooms and truffle mousse; the filet of veal with parsnip purée and beet sauce; the seared monkfish with a broth that featured roasted Peppadew peppers; and the oversize slab of dry-aged rib-eye, a stellar piece of meat, its deep brown crust mingling with pink juices encouraging bite after bite.
When she married Horowitz in 1933 she followed her mother's example and began to serve her husband -- to pack his bags and see to it that he had every comfort of home on the road, from the proper curtains and bedding in his hotel room to the filet of sole and asparagus he favored in his later years.
Fish-wise, the filet of smoked mackerel is flambéed in ouzo and served with tomato, onions and capers.
I love the filet of wild striped bass, cooked until the flesh is just opaque, served under a coating of buttery, lemony breadcrumbs. .
Piercing the meat while it is cooking will drain the filet of its juices, resulting in a drier filet mignon.
The New England clam chowder is tops; the lobsters and crabs are mouthwateringly good, and the seared filet of yellowfin tuna is delicious.
The Shady Lady, 46 feet long with a four-man crew, brought in mostly swordfish from this trip, about 12,000 pounds of it, but some tuna, too: yellowfin, big-eye and bluefin -- the filet mignon of the sea.
His penchant for French contemporary cuisine shows in the hot lobster bisque with vichyssoise martini and shaved truffles, the caramelized filet of salmon with asparagus and bacon ravioli with potato sauce, and delicate desserts with lots of fresh fruit and chocolate.
"It broke the mold of plain old meat and potatoes, baked stuffed shrimp, and filet of sole".
