More about Benoit. (Because it was just so good!)
This was the appetizer plate. I was served the "Mixtura" plate, a selection of antipasti from Hortus (vegetable), Aqua (from the sea) and Agricola (from the earth).
This was my favorite part of the meal. For one thing, I was so hungry from anticipation that probably anything would have tasted delicious. I also love this sort of assortment plate with many different textures and flavors.
There was the half-poached egg atop something in the upper left; the paper-thin slices of prosciutto or perhaps beef in the lower left; a cold, bright red, slightly sweet soup in the upper right; and some sort of liver-pate with sliced rustic bread for dipping.
I've become much more partial to good red wine recently (thanks Miss Ai!!), and the 2003 Vallee de la Loire Chateau de Fosse-Seche served was delicious--had that smoky, earthy essence without any harsh acridity.
Ah, what a night!
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