Je Suis Gourmand

 

Je Suis Gourmand

Address: G/F Net One Center, 26th St. cor 3rd Ave

Cuisine: French

French cuisine is almost exotic or unheard of here in the Philippines. And it doesn't really get that much attention unlike other international cuisine wherein you get a sit-down menu. The closest that I can think of with French cuisine is the choux pastry (cream puffs) and their breads (baguettes!). Of course, there's the ubiquitous Le Coeur de France in Shangri La Mall and Delifrance but then they are more of the boulangerie type. Hah! I can still remember some of the words I learned from my French classes.

I am fortunate enough to celebrate my 26th birthday in Je Suis Gourmand. I wanted to try something different and special for my birthday. I read numerous positive reviews on the menu of Je Suis Gourmand. Actually it was a battle between Ninyo's Fusion Cuisine (French-Japanese) and the Je Suis Gourmand. But in the end, Je Suis Gourmand won because we still have to try what French cuisine is about.

Je Suis Gourmand is a bit of a drive from Bonifacio High Street and I am totally clueless with its commuting directions.

BF and I were promptly ushered to our reserved table. The arrival of the courses we ordered were perfectly timed. It was like they've orchestrated everything down to perfection. They gave us enough time to enjoy each course and appreciate it after. The succeeding courses weren't hurriedly served.

We shared two main courses and a dessert.

They served the pan-seared foie gras in honey-balsamic sauce first. This one is not in the menu but you can request it from the staff and they'll prepare it for you. I haven't tried goose liver before, so I kinda lowered my expectations with this. But I've read rave stories about eating foie gras, about it being too sinful to eat. One bite and we were hook. BF claimed that this is his new favorite. The texture was impeccably smooth. And the taste wasn't strong like other animal liver. You wouldn't even notice that you've already finished the serving. Well, that's what happened to my foie gras.

The next course is the Grilled Prime Black Angus US Ribeye. The words black angus is more than enough to aptly describe this course. It was sooo good. Of course, we had it in medium rare. We finished this in minutes. Red wine could have been a perfect match to this course. Except that we didn't order one because I have a very low alcohol tolerance and might find myself nodding off to dreamland before desserts!

We capped the dinner with a serving of dark chocolate and ginger souffle. I am a bit apprehensive when I read the word ginger, and boy was I wrong. The souffle had a light whiff of ginger that balanced the flavour brought by the dark chocolate. It was really good. I can't describe the taste but it was so good. You have to try it for yourself. We had fun eating this one because this is something entirely new to us.

All in all, it was a simple yet special dinner. The place was really romantic and a perfect dating place. The location of Je Suis Gourmand is not where you'd most likely bump into somebody you know. Well, that is mainly true in my case. Hehe I wish that BF and I can eat there again before they have their final run by yearend.