Loiseau fried the frogs' legs lightly and served them with purées of garlic and parsley.
The salchipapas ($6), a platter large enough for a few children to share as an entree, contained frankfurters sliced lengthwise and lightly fried, served over terrific French fries.
This dessert is essentially a bowl of rice, lightly sweetened, served with golden raisins and a dollop of yogurt over the top, and that's it.
Appetizers include a thick slice of feta cheese lightly grilled, served with tomatoes sprinkled with paprika; baby eggplant stuffed with sweet onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, parsley and pine nuts; and fresh artichoke hearts braised in lemon and olive oil with garden peas, potatoes and carrots.
The food is still excellent, with creative renderings of familiar dishes, like fried oysters (ever-so-lightly breaded) served in their shells on a tiny bed of angel hair carbonara with bacon and tomato in a piquant lime-tomato relish.
Stir shallot sauce, pour over vegetables, fold lightly and serve.
Drain lightly and serve with the sauce below.
Rip up the basil leaves and add to the fish, stir lightly and serve.
I sometimes steam them for five minutes then toss them in a shallow pan with melted butter and a grating of Parmesan, letting them colour lightly before serving.
Witte, suffering from heart problems, got off relatively lightly: after serving a four-year jail sentence in Germany, he is back living in Berlin, where rumours about him trying to revive Spreepark one final time regularly appear in the local press.
