Restaurant: L’Avant-Garde
Location: 2915 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007. (202) 652-1855
Date: November 24, 2023
Cuisine: French
Rating: Great food and great service
My friend Dave brought us to this excellent French restaurant.
L’menu.
An amuse of pepper mouse. Very creamy.
Bread and butter.
Bouillabaisse soup with macaroni & Marseille. rouille topped with puff pastry. I’ve never seen it in a puff pastry before!
The guts.
Scrambled egg topped with Pétrossian. Caviar “Tsar Impérial”.
Burrata di bufala, grapes, cherry tomatoes, with sherry and pomegranate molasses dressing.
Duck foie gras caramelized beignet with Port wine reduction. Foie donut anyone?
That’ll beat out the chocolate cream filled!
Duck foie gras over black truffle celery root rouille topped with puff pastry remoulade served with grilled brioche.
frisée salad to offset the foie.
French turbot fillet with citrus broth. baby vegetables.
Beef Matelote with wine, Taggiasche. black truffle coulis olives, Pecorino fregola pasta.
Pecorino fregola pasta.
Farmer Amish rabbit persillade, with all the baby vegetables vegetables wrapped in Dijon mustard, tender pork belly.
Pretty amazing meal with not only great food but super friendly, top service. Great fun.