Comments on: Pic (Valence, France) – The Empress Has No Clothes http://www.chuckeats.com/2006/06/02/pic-valence-france-the-empress-has-no-clothes/ International adventures in cuisine Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ChuckEats http://www.chuckeats.com/2006/06/02/pic-valence-france-the-empress-has-no-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-2837 ChuckEats Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:46:46 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2006/06/02/pic-valence-france-the-empress-has-no-clothes/#comment-2837 ulterior, that was a long time ago - not sure. it doesn't sound like an appetizing way to describe a dish so maybe it's my cynicism :) ulterior, that was a long time ago – not sure. it doesn’t sound like an appetizing way to describe a dish so maybe it’s my cynicism :)

]]> By: ulterior epicure http://www.chuckeats.com/2006/06/02/pic-valence-france-the-empress-has-no-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-2828 ulterior epicure Thu, 31 May 2007 21:10:41 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2006/06/02/pic-valence-france-the-empress-has-no-clothes/#comment-2828 Yikes. Sorry to hear about your disappointment at Pic. At least you left on a nice sweet note... too bad about the rest of the food. Especially disheartening was the fact that Chef Pic was actually in. Was "gloop" how the pea was described on the Langoustine dish, or is that your own editorial nomenclature? Yikes. Sorry to hear about your disappointment at Pic. At least you left on a nice sweet note… too bad about the rest of the food. Especially disheartening was the fact that Chef Pic was actually in.

Was “gloop” how the pea was described on the Langoustine dish, or is that your own editorial nomenclature?

]]> By: chuckeats.com Blog » Cordeillan Bages (Pauillac, France) - Cordeillan Capitulation http://www.chuckeats.com/2006/06/02/pic-valence-france-the-empress-has-no-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-378 chuckeats.com Blog » Cordeillan Bages (Pauillac, France) - Cordeillan Capitulation Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:01:02 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2006/06/02/pic-valence-france-the-empress-has-no-clothes/#comment-378 [...] At some points in time and space, one exists in completely different realities than others. The praise for the 2 Michelin star Cordeillan Bages is so universal and glowing that the awarding of its eventual 3rd star (next year?) will just be a formality. This tidal wave of support and enthusiasm should have been an ominous warning - Pic was another 2 star restaurant from my trip last May that just received its much anticipated 3rd star. [...] [...] At some points in time and space, one exists in completely different realities than others. The praise for the 2 Michelin star Cordeillan Bages is so universal and glowing that the awarding of its eventual 3rd star (next year?) will just be a formality. This tidal wave of support and enthusiasm should have been an ominous warning – Pic was another 2 star restaurant from my trip last May that just received its much anticipated 3rd star. [...]

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