Our French waiter was straight out of central casting. However, a woman at the next table ordered the Amélie Burger with Fries ($19) and loved them both - to each their own or “à chacun son gout” as the French say. The aioli lacked any punch of garlic, and the fries just didn’t have that crispy exterior (hiding a mealy center). French Fries ($6) arrived with little bowls of aioli and catsup. as I didn’t want to leave one drop of that delicious broth. The Mussels of the Day ($23) were plump with lots of white wine, leek broth with a bit of cream. This salad with a side of the lovely bread would be an ideal lunch. The frisée is tossed with the warm mustard vinaigrette with lardoons and shallots, and crowned with a poached egg. The frisée is featured in the Salade Lyonnaise ($18) as well, which is my favorite salad. The mourvèdre-syrah blend from Domaine du Somail Fabre-Michel “plume” 2020 is a modern-style Minervois with good concentration, but not jammy.Ī salad of frisée, pears, an assortment of plumped mushrooms and a champagne vinaigrette ($16) was a salad special. The Bordeaux Comtesse de Malet Roquefort 2020, a blend of sauvignon blanc and sémillon, had good minerality and acidity. The 2019 Miraval Studio was an elegant shade of pink, with sound structure and acidity. They were $13 each for a nice-sized pour in thin, large, stemmed glasses. We ordered three glasses from the très bon list. The wine-by-the-glass list comes in three categories: bon, très bon and excellent. The wine list at Amélie reflects his enthusiasm for tasty, food-friendly wines. Michel, a certified sommelier, has partnered with winemakers in France and Argentina to produce a couple of wines that are available at Amélie. The rich, creamy cheese on the crunchy toasts paired wonderfully with wine. It’s warmed in a little pressed wood box and served with crostini. The next table had something we’d not seen on the menu: Baked Camembert ($14), which was topped with soft, roasted cloves of garlic. We consoled ourselves with Quiche Lorraine ($8.50), a lovely ham-studded custard with a crisp but flaky crust, and later, the Tarte au Citron ($8), which had a smooth mound of Italian meringue with a pâte sablée crust and went well with a glass of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2019 ($13).Īhh, but I’ve jumped ahead. We were too late in the day to taste the housemade breakfast pastries and croissants. Besides Fairfax, they have locations in San Francisco and New York City. The team of three Frenchmen behind Amélie - Germain Michel, Samie Didda and Romain Martinez - have been busy.
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It was alive and vibrant, as was lunch at Amélie Cafe, whose parklet was almost full when we were shown to our table. There were so many people walking around the small downtown area. When I arrived in Fairfax on a recent Friday, the town was abuzz like a resort town.
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