Subj : RE: Cooking: Trying to make veal marengo
To   : Nightfox
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Fri Jun 05 2026 21:57:52

On 6/5/2026 9:07 AM, Nightfox wrote to All:

-> In October 2025, my wife & I visited Europe, and we visited Paris, France for a
-> few days.  One day when we were there, we ate lunch at a restaurant called Le
-> Petit Chatelet (just down the street from Notre Dame Cathedral), and we had a
-> veal stew, which we really enjoyed.  It was very fragrant and savory.  It was
-> listed on their menu simply as veal stew, but I looked it up online, and it
-> seems it was veal marengo.  This is a photo:
-> https://imgur.com/4B13fRE
-> 
-> I tried making some after we got back home (though I used beef, since not many
-> stores here carry veal), though it didn't come out quite the same as the
-> restaurant's version. I want to try making it again, so yesterday I went to a
-> local butcher shop and bought some veal, and I'll be shopping for groceries
-> today & will buy ingredients to make it.  I looked up another recipe online
-> (using Google AI to help), and I'll see how it turns out.

My wife and I visited the Vatican, and after leaving,, we were looking for a good 
restaurant within walking distance. There was a local female holding a small banner, 
willing to take us to her restaurant.

Along the way, we feared this was a trap.  We had heard about the problem of 
pickpocketing in Rome.  We passed by an alley with vagrants drinking and some passed 
out.

Then a short time later, we finally made it to a small restaurant.  We ate the best food 
that we had ever had.  There is no way I could duplicated that meal.  It was way too 
good.

We were glad we took the risk and followed her there.

Mike Dippel
 
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