Comments on: Champagne: better with oysters or fries?

By: erpaja

erpaja — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:44:46 +0000

Mortadella!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:38:04 +0000

One of my favorite recent pairings has been homemade popcorn tossed with rendered pancetta fat, parmesan, smoked salt, and fresh herbs with cava.

By: Henri Vasnier

Henri Vasnier — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:05:21 +0000

Oysters or fries? Like there’s a wrong answer there? A dozen oysters, a side of fries, and a bottle of Champagne, please.

By: Aaron Meeker

Aaron Meeker — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:18:29 +0000

Doc-

Have to go with perfectly double fried fries. Often oysters are too briny for Champagne and cover up the seductiveness and litheness of Champagne. That said a great BldBl and Kumamotos are tremendous, though my flavor is still fries. Especially with Black Truffles atop and a great Noir dominated wine (Lallement anyone).

I did have a tremendous snack in Chicago this week though at a Champagne bar aptly named “RM.” Puff pastry profiteroles filled with savory buttered popcorn cream. Like gougeres on crack!

By: Aaron Meeker

Aaron Meeker — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:17:09 +0000

Doc-

I did have a tremend

By: Kaaren

Kaaren — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:39:45 +0000

Fries have fat, the enemy of effervescence. Oysters let you keep your mousse for longer. Not saying that well-drained salty fries aren’t extra good with the cleansing acidity of the champagne…..

By: mel

mel — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:43:31 +0000

Fries! was just in CC, picked up some Striped Bass in Wellfleet
but did not stay for the fresh oysters. Had some in Brewster, meh…
had plenty of better oysters.

By: RobinC

RobinC — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:41:27 +0000

I really need something fat and crispy. I’d rather have mussels and gazpacho with my champagne.

By: VinoVeritas

VinoVeritas — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:38:24 +0000

I just had a pizza with Champagne. Not too shabby

By: Madaboutwine

Madaboutwine — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:08:28 +0000

Champagne…perfect…with anything!…or alone…no need to choose

By: auds

auds — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:37:51 +0000

I do the same with Pinot Blanc, half dozen and a basket of fries. Soooo good.

By: Ghetto Sommelier

Ghetto Sommelier — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:45:08 +0000

Neither — I like my Champagne w/ spicey Buffalo wings

By: Quizicat

Quizicat — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:01:15 +0000

Fries and Champagne, both oh so French.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:21:57 +0000

Recently had Muscadet with Oysters AND Fries in Martha’s Vineyard. Fantastic lunch lineup.

By: Weston

Weston — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:10:20 +0000

Fries! or Popcorn