Still after 70 spins around the sun totally enjoying my Costa Rican carnivore ancestry of eating meat every day (except Fridays when I was a Roman Catholic in the 1950âs and 1960âs), "lomito" ~ filet mignon was our familyâs 1st beef choice closely followed by ribeye steaks.
My Uncle George ~ who was maĂźtre âd at now closed Alfred's Steakhouse in my hometown of San Francisco, mentored me on the process of dry aging beef.
Upon entering the restaurant, you encountered a HUGE aquarium-like glass enclosure featuring various hanging cuts of meat.
The most aged had to be shaved every morning because of the blue mold hair that grew on it overnight.
Dry aging is a process by which large cuts of beef are aged for anywhere from several weeks to several months before being trimmed and cut into steaks.
It's a process that not only helps the steak develop flavor, but also makes it far more tender than it would be completely cut fresh ~ and of course much more expensive because of the cost of inventorying and constantly trimming it.
I was blessed with going to the very best steakhouses in the world, some still ranked in the top 10:
#1 Peter Luger's New York, New York; #2 Bern's Tampa, Florida; #5 Shula's Miami, Florida; Rincon Argentino Mexico City, Mexico; Santo Coyote Guadalajara, Mexico; and Trattoria dall'Oste Chianineria Florence, Italy.
As well as dining at the 5-star American steakhouse chains: Ruthâs Chris; The Palm; Charlieâs, etc.,
Long ago shuttered, La Cabana in Buenos Aires was my all-time favorite steakhouse. So tender and flavorful was their kilo porterhouse, that I cut it with a fork!
Lucky You in Cannes, France is now my #1 favorite.
Commandeered by world class Chef Riccardo and his partner Simon ~ the Beef Maestro, Lucky You serves meat cut from various breeds of the very best cattle in all of Western Europe.
Listing on the menu the months of aging time, marbling grade, price per ounce & gram and country of origin, Lucky You is ranked #100 out of the tens of thousands of steak houses all over the world!
The ambiance is casual yet elegant, the service friendly and impeccable and Chef Riccardo makes the very best béarnaise sauce on the planet.
OUR * SALUTE TO CHEF RICCARDO & BEEF MAESTRO SIMON ON THEIR OUTSTANDING LUCKY YOU STEAKHOUSE!!!
THE ENCORE
Simon is like The Professor in the highly acclaimed Netflix series "Money Heist", by putting together a team of colleagues that are heartfeltly PASSIONATE about the restaurant business.
Isabelle at Lucky You Beef & Seafood and Luciano at Lucky You Mozzarella Bar & Pizza are tremendous examples.
They literally radiate the same PASSION for excellence that owners Simon and Chef Riccardo inherently possess.
Last evening's encore visit was even more gastronomically grandiose than our 1st experience last Saturday.
Christine's filet mignon was the very best she had ever enjoyed commenting, "this steak is so tender that it melts on my tongue!"
Remiss in our 1st review mentioning the intensely delicious flavor of the sumptuous vegetable side dishes and sauces, last night's Chef Riccardo's mash potatoes and au jus are unparalleled in the world!
Born and raised on a farm in Sicily, Simon is a universal gastronome purchasing the VERY BEST vegetables, dairy products as well as the #1 meat on the planet.
He introduces his raw steaks to the guests explaining and showing the degree of marbling, meat aging and size before roasting; very rare versus other steakhouses that just serve the beef listed on the menu as it comes out of the kitchen.
An ultimate perfectionist, Simon makes his own otherworldly limoncello as the perfect grand finale digestive Copa.
AGAIN ~ OUR * SALUTE TO BEEF MAESTRO SIMON, EXECUTIVE CHEF RICCARDO AND THEIR...
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Aucunes entrĂ©es ou repas n'ont Ă©tĂ© trop salĂ©es ou trop gras. C'est juste FORMIDABLE. Pourtant vous risquez d'abuser du salĂ© avec les 3 choix de sels extraordinaires de Chypre (noir), fumĂ© (marron), blanc (GuĂ©rande ?). Une chose est sĂ»re : repas gastronomique (raffinement) ET copieux ! Comme tout est rĂ©ellement fait maison avec un grand chef vous ne retrouverez nulle part ses spĂ©cialitĂ©s de la maison. đ
Au premier abord, un "cuistot" est visible de l'extérieur du restaurant. Cela fait son petit effet psychologique, bien vu. Un détail qui ouvrent la curiosité et l'appétit.
Globalement, nous sommes clairement dans un restaurant GASTRONOMIQUE. Il n'empĂȘche que ce trĂšs haut de gamme est accessible Ă tarif raisonnable pour les "extra" de la classe moyenne. Les burgers "street food" + le dessert sont abordables pour 30⏠au total dans un cadre et une ambiance irrĂ©prochable. Les locaux Ă©tant fermĂ©s (pas de terrasse) les non-fumeurs comme moi vont adorer !
A l'intĂ©rieur, le mobilier est trĂšs confortable et luxueux. Le personnel (trĂšs nombreux contrairement aux premiĂšres apparences) est superbe et aux petits soins sans ĂȘtre envahissants. Qui que vous soyez vous serez accueilli comme si vous sortez de votre limousine sans pour autant tomber dans l'erreur classique du "Bling bling" si habituel Ă Cannes. Beaucoup apprĂ©cieront ! Le service est trĂšs professionnel (Notamment, prĂ©sentation du vin, aĂ©ration, dĂ©barrassage de la table de maniĂšre propice, etc).
Les connaisseurs savent qu'en art culinaire l'épaisseur de la coupe, la forme des aliments et la présentation influencent et jouent sur la qualité gustative. Ici tout est maßtrisé à la perfection ! Bravo !
Mieux, rien n'est ni trop salé, ni trop gras !
Dans l'ensemble, tout est ultra-frais et fait maison, REELLEMENT.
On va commencer par le "moins spectaculaire" qui passe inaperçu ailleurs mais qui se distingue de maniĂšre exceptionnelle ici : il y a de la vraie huile d'olive d'Italie, haut de gamme, idem pour le vinaigre de qualitĂ© (parfait pour relever le tartare de bĆuf), le sel (rose) d'Himalaya et le poivre en grain sublime...
Ensuite vient les pains ! De 3 diffĂ©rentes spĂ©cialitĂ©s italiennes (gressins, galettes croquantes, petit carrĂ©), c'est un rĂ©gal dans la plus pure tradition italienne ! Avec un peu de chance ils arriveront mĂȘme chaud... accompagnĂ© de beurre Sicilien aux algues de mer qui vous enchantera.
Avec une cave à vin à disposition, le choix des vins est plus que conséquent. Pour ma part, j'ai choisi un "Jas d'Esclans" BIO AOP juste sublime en bouche.
Il y a eu pour nous ce soir une excellente ambiance musicale moderne de grands classiques pop, groove, etc revisités et rejoués de maniÚre extraordinaire et CALME. Un lieu sublime pour les mélomanes gourmands !
J'ai choisi un menu dĂ©gustation pour 1 personne (59âŹ) qui comprend 5 plats copieux (2 entrĂ©es, 2 plats, 1 desserts). Attention, celui-ci n'entre pas dans les bons plans de La Fourchette pour les petits malins de la finance ;-)
Tout d'abord l'assiette de charcuterie est sans additifs. La finesse de la coupe révÚle toutes les subtilités et les saveurs de la viande. Une merveille !
L'assiette de Poulpe de mon amie était magnifique de qualité ! Aucun doute : ce n'est pas du congelé ! Elle a adoré.
Son tartare de dorade sauvage suivante, mĂȘme chose. Il ravira tout les fans de sashimis.
Le risotto aux gros morceaux de cÚpes avec des saveurs de truffes fût succulent.
J'ai goĂ»tĂ© ici la meilleure purĂ©e aux copeaux de truffes de toute ma vie, rien que cela ! AccompagnĂ© de son filet de bĆuf de race Galicien (Espagne), un dĂ©lice ! (Cuisson parfaite).
Les desserts sortent de l'ordinaire. La glace au charbon de coco noix de cajou est exceptionnelle par exemple !
âUn restaurant hautement recommandable. Attention nĂ©anmoins au porte-monnaie selon vos choix. Soyez trĂšs attentif...
   Read moreNot a great night out! Started with a wrong order on the drinks, but they kindly switched it to the correct one. We asked for a well done burger for the kids, the burger came to our table medium done with a burned bun ! When the staff approached to see if everything was ok and we mentioned the burger she took it away and made another one which was ok. Mind you , we had been already served the 2 different burgers for the kids and no sign of our food. A sirloin steak and a fillet. After 1 hour of ordering and asking where the food is , staff said it took that long as I asked for the sirloin to be well done. So after an hour and 10â a sirloin witch for my taste is medium - well approached the table. I ate only the well parts and left the medium meat on the plate. It was also hard to chew. Not great. The fillet was as expected and nice. The most tasty thing was the roasted potatoes and the mini dessert on the house at the end. To conclude.... would not suggest...
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