http://www.chuckeats.com/2006/05/20/lameloise-chagny-france-solid-country-meal/ International adventures in cuisine Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.chuckeats.com/2006/05/20/lameloise-chagny-france-solid-country-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-379 chuckeats.com Blog » Cordeillan Bages (Pauillac, France) - Cordeillan Capitulation Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:01:22 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2006/05/20/lameloise-chagny-france-solid-country-meal/#comment-379 [...] The Gastroville review talks of impeccable ingredients and sourcing. The disconnect between their review and my meal below could be chalked up to timing. They dined in the spring when the country’s bounty is coming to life; the time of the fabled Pauillac lamb. Our winter days were drenched in dark clouds and rain. However, the dishes below have been acclaimed by others with culinary credentials. Presumably, their meals did not suffer from the blatant and poor execution mistakes - “it must have been a bad day.” Lastly, tack on the fact that the chef, Thierry Marx, is a vegetarian and you’ve got to wonder if your meat will ever be cooked right. [...] [...] The Gastroville review talks of impeccable ingredients and sourcing. The disconnect between their review and my meal below could be chalked up to timing. They dined in the spring when the country’s bounty is coming to life; the time of the fabled Pauillac lamb. Our winter days were drenched in dark clouds and rain. However, the dishes below have been acclaimed by others with culinary credentials. Presumably, their meals did not suffer from the blatant and poor execution mistakes – “it must have been a bad day.” Lastly, tack on the fact that the chef, Thierry Marx, is a vegetarian and you’ve got to wonder if your meat will ever be cooked right. [...]

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