Casting around for a different kind of dinner to construct when “Steak Diane” popped into the old bean. There was a restaurant in Tallahassee in the old days that was part of “Andrews” but was sort of in the basement. Upstairs was more bar-like and downstairs was a nice quiet restaurant with good service and very good food. They had two dishes that were prepared at the table. Caesar Salad was one: all fresh ingredients and prepared from scratch before your very eyes. Delicious doesn’t even get close. The other was Steak Diane. A nice thick filet mignon cooked with shallots, cream, brandy, and some other things before your very eyes again. What a treat. Sal and I would go there for special occasions and have both, and a bottle of plonk (drinkable but cheap red). We felt like and were served like Royalty, which of course she is, being British.Alas, they are gone now and as far as I know there is nowhere else in Tally Town that has table side service for these dishes. A few Chinese places will cook some sizzling dishes at the table, but that isn’t a quiet meal served with relaxing ambiance. Pity. There are generations of youngsters (there, now I’ve said it. Youngsters. It hurts but sometimes you gotta face the mirror) that will never have a quiet Steak Diane and Caesar Salad in a low stress place. Maybe that is exactly what is wrong with the world we know. Too damn noisy and busy.
Bye.
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I've been there several times. Their food was wonderful. It's ashamed they're gone now. Guess I'm one of those few "youngsters" that can actually enjoy something like that ;)
ReplyDeleteHell, Nicole, we were youngsters too when we first went there. We always thought that maybe they closed it because of fire concerns. If it ever caught fire, especially with all that flaming steak, I doubt if everybody could have gotten out alive. Still, "those were the days - - -"
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