Saturday, October 29, 2011

Eating my way thru Amsterdam....

The Fita Hotel in Amsterdam where I stayed is owned by a couple of brothers...one of them a former chef. He was the perfect choice to provide recommendations for food.....he did very well...very very well...

The first evening....it was Cafe Loetje....while not needing a reservation we were cautioned to go before 7:30...since after that it becomes very busy.  We arrived about that time and had to wait about 20 minutes for a table.  The menu was fairly small....Steak - Salad - Fries  and Beer.  (I am being a little facetious - but there is no paper menu.  The choices are on a chalk board  and shrimp and a Thai dish are about it..)

Here we have Cafe Loetje....



And the Entrees......Salad - Steak - Fries.  Now....I am not one of those that has to have steak every night...but this was delicious and I think I could be a convert.....



The next evening the former chef recommended we go to his former restaurant...Thijs....it was a very special treat....

I began with a starter of yellow beets sliced very thin and small lettuce leafs covered with carpaccio and garnished with small olives....A bottle of Italian Merlot was of order as well...



The Entree....Free range chicken with chorizo in a wine pepper sauce with roasted vegetables...


I did not have have a picture of the perfect dessert....Creme Brulee with Ice Cream....oh, sorry I consumed it before I even got a photograph!!

The final night in Amsterdam the recommendation was Bouf....





I  began with a starter of Italian tomato soup...ummm with warm bread and a glass of great red wine...



The entree was a corn chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese and grilled vegetables consisting of carrots, brussel sprouts, turnips, potato, asparagus, mushrooms and onion...


Okay....tonight I photographed the dessert before I devoured it.....a stickey chocolate cake  with pistachio
 ice cream, boysenberries, blueberries and strawberries....




Amsterdam....I loved all the food...and will now head to Paris tomorrow....

Last but not least....the photo of the day is of my new venture in Amsterdam....what do you think??

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