Bibou marks National Escargot Day
Nothing to do with the Slow Food movement as the new French BYOB hosts a snail dinner.
Leave your "slow service" wisecracks at the door.
On Sunday, the new French bistro Bibou in South Philly will import snail merchant Douglas Dussault from Potironne Company to host a day in honor of National Escargot Day. This has nothing to do with the Slow Food movement.
The $55 menu (it's cash only, BYOB):
Soupe au caviar d'escargot: Celeriac cream infused with Earl Grey tea, snail caviar, smoked duck and snail brochette with Parmesan
Truite: Sautéed trout fillet, snail almond "Meunière," fennel fondue
Pieds de Porc: Gratin of pigs' feet and snails, fava beans and chanterelle mushroom
Ris de Veau: Veal sweetbreads and snail blanquette, wild rice
Unspecified dessert, probably not including snails.