Scottish salmon, brown butter vinaigrette, capers & lemon confit
In the kitchen
Ricotta gnocchi, grilled ramps & parmesan butter
Cassoulet
Pouring drinks at the bar
Shaping the ricotta gnocchi
Gnocchi in dough format
Oysters
Delice de Bourgogne cheese, brandy braised apples, fines herbs & baguette
Pomme frites, garlic aioli
Escargot, burgundy snails, herb garlic butter, lemon & sea salt
At the garde manger station
Slicing onions in the prep kitchen
Drinks made at the bar
Salmon tartare
Shaved vegetable salad, cabbage, carrots, beets, walnuts & bleu d’auvergne
Fire in the pan
Dustin
Country terrine, bacon wrapped pork shoulder pate, cognac, whole grain mustard & pickles
Tower delivery
At the bar
Fresh asparagus
Pork paillard, parmesan crusted pork loin, sauce gribiche, arugula & fines herbs salad
Tenderloin steak tartare, slow cooked egg yolk, capers, parsley & calabrian chili
Shaved vegetable salad, cabbage, carrots, beets, walnuts & bleu d’Auvergne
Scott
On the line
Classic Lyonnaise, escarole, frisee, soft boiled egg, grilled pork belly & toasted brioche croutons
Le Creuset lid for mussels
The large mirror
Behind the bar
Cocktails
Fresh oysters
Roast farm chicken, roasted garlic jus, espelette, parsley & red onion salad
Meanwhile in the prep kitchen
Pork belly on the grill
Brussel sprouts, parmesan, chicken jus
Steamed mussels, white wine, herbs, espelette, lemon & toasted baguette
King crab legs
Adding the finishing touches
Dining upstairs
Conversation at the bar
Pork paillard, parmesan crusted pork loin, sauce gribiche, arugala, fines herbs salad
Maude’s steak, boneless ribeye, herb butter, garlic steak salt
Making a cocktail
Stemware
Spicy fifty-fifty sausage with braised lentils
Slicing through the chicken
French onion fondue, caramelized onion & gruyere cheese with toasted baguette
On the grill
Cocktail at the bar
Cassoulet, garlic sausage, duck confit, braised pork belly and toasted breadcrumbs
Working on the line
Hostess stand
Fries with garlic aioli
Oysters and shrimp cocktail
Steamed mussels
WIne glasses ready to go
Creme brulee in the making
Menu talk
Scott in the kitchen
Roasted bone marrow, red onion jam, parsley salad, coarse herb salt
Ricotta gnocchi
At Maude’s
Wiping down the brulee iron
Book stacks upstairs
Live music with LeRoy Bach and Bill MacKay
More music
Music by LeRoy Bach and Bill MacKay
Under the chandelier
Back in the kitchen
Smiles over drinks
Ricotta gnocchi, mushrooms, cippolini onion & chicken jus
Shaved vegetable salad, cabbage, carrots, beets, walnuts, & bleu d’Auvergne
Champagne at the bar
At the garde-manger station
Bibb lettuce salad, fines herbs, shallots & sherry-dijon dressing
Bottle on the shelf
Pouring the jus over the roast farm chicken
Les Vergers
Plateaux de fruits de mer- shrimp
Classic lyonnaise, escarole, frisee, soft boiled egg, grilled pork belly and toasted brioche croutons
Upstairs
Spicy fifty fifty sausage, medjool dates, braised kale & cherry peppers
Oysters in a plateaux de fruits de mer
Alex
Les Vergers cocktail and a Maude’s punch side by side
Brussel Sprouts, parmesan, chicken jus
Menu
Maude’s steak on the grill
Glass of wine at the bar
Grand tower
Working those brussel sprouts
Delice de Bourgogne cheese, strawberry preserve, fines herbs & baguette
Gnocchi
Roast farm chicken, roasted garlic jus, espelette, parsley and red onion salad
Spicy fifty fifty sausage, medjool dates, braised kale and cherry peppers
Scott as expo
Raw bar!
Corey
Slice of a raw tower
Grins
Chef’s knives
Beer at the bar
Steamed mussels, white wine, herbs, espelette, lemon and toasted baguette
Flames on the grill
Bibb lettuce salad, fines herbs, shallots and sherry-dijon dressing
Dominique works the line
Enjoying a raw tower at the bar
Escargot, burgundy snails, herb garlic butter, lemon and sea salt
Slicing into a roast farm chicken
Pouring wine
A famous Maude’s smash
Shaved vegetable salad, cabbage, carrots, beets, walnuts and bleu d’auvergne
Spoon
Scottish salmon, brown butter, lemon confit
Dinner
Through the glass door looking down the line
Behind the bar at Maude’s
Salad Lyonnaise, escarole, frisee, soft-boiled egg, grilled pork belly and toasted brioche croutons
Tenderloin steak tartare, slow cooked egg yolk, capers, parsley and calabrian chili
Wine at the bar
Chicken liver mousse shallot and red wine marmalade with toasted sourdough
Steamed mussels white wine, herbs, espelette, lemon and toasted baguette
The beginnings of country terrine
Stirring a cocktail
Scottish salmon, brown butter and lemon confit
Menu questions
Raw bar
At the downstairs bar
Braised lentils, carrots, bacon lardons
Heading upstairs
Mezcal Corpse Reviver
Delice de Bourgogne cheese
Country terrine, bacon wrapped pork shoulder pate, cognac, whole grain mustard and pickles
Slicing a Maude’s steak
Chocolate mousse
Sausage
Wine bottles
Brussels sprouts are back on the menu
Roast farm chicken— roasted garlic jus, espelette, parsley & red onion salad
Drinks at the bar
Jonah
Plateaux de fruits de mer
From the outside looking in
Diners upstairs
French onion fondue— caramelized onion and Gruyère cheese with toasted baguette
Working on a creme brulee
A quiet moment at the upstairs bar
In the prep kitchen
Lighting a raw tower candle
Roasted bone marrow— red onion jam, parsley salad, coarse herb salt
Drinks ready at the bar
At the host stand
Jamie
Goat cheese and tomato
Cassoulet— garlic sausage, duck confit, braised pork belly and toasted bread crumbs
Tenderloin steak tartare— slow cooked egg yolk, capers, parsley and calabrian chili
Brussels sprouts
Stan
Fifty fifty sausage— braised lentils and whole grain mustard
Steamed mussels— white wine, herbs, espelette, lemon and toasted baguette
Rebecca puts the burn in the brulee
Seating guests upstairs
Putting the jus on the chicken
Downstairs dining
Terrine
Side of haricot vert
A bite to go with drinks at the bar
Dustin in the kitchen
Roast farm chicken
Doors stay open
Scottish salmon
French onion fondue
Dining al fresco
Burning the sugar on top of the brulee…
…creates this beauty
Fifty fifty sausage
The bibb lettuce salad
Working the garde manger station
Multiple dishes head out to a table
Outside in the early evening light
Order in
Glass pour
Menu on the bar
Classic Lyonnaise
Aaryn
Crab before it hits the raw tower
Looking onto the garde manger station
At the garde manger
Upstairs at Maude’s
Smash at the bar
Rebecca
French Onion Fondue
Downstairs prep kitchen
Ratatouille
Making cocktails
Country terrine
Pouring a cocktail
Champagne
Shaved vegetable salad
Delight
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