Cafe Panache - Ramsey [NJ]

paryzer · April 7, 2019, 12:50pm

Yes, the red wine is for the whole meal. The curry sauce had a nice kick to it, and went well with the red wine. My wife & I only drink red wine Also, the soft shell crabs came with a nice eggplant caponata that went well with the red. I know some people might think that it is sacrilegious to drink red wine with fish, but like you said @naf we just drink what we want, and forget about pairing the wine with the food

Those Dutch mussels are amazing; so big and juicy. Most restaurants here serve PEI mussels. I like the Dutch ones better.

paryzer · June 2, 2019, 1:23am

We had another excellent dinner at Cafe Panache. Below is a link to the details and pictures from the WFD thread.

corvette_johnny · June 2, 2019, 1:57am

Looking good Eli! I need a good pork chop. It’s been a while. Tell Mrs P the crabbing should start heating up soon. Last weekend was a total bust. I tried hard. I went to different spots on several days, and tried all different depths and I just couldn’t find them. The relentless wind leading up to the weekend shut down the bite I believe. The bay was all turned up.

paryzer · August 4, 2019, 1:49am

We had another fabulous dinner at Cafe Panache. Details and pictures are in the main WFD thread below.

paryzer · September 8, 2019, 1:00am

We had another outstanding dinner at Cafe Panache.
We started off with an amazing whole Maitake mushroom in a sesame and lime soy sauce. We also had to have one of the last sweet corn agnolotti of the season. For entrees Mrs. P had sautéed shrimp with a roasted heirloom tomato stuffed with fresh ricotta, chopped almonds, and fresh basil. I had pan seared scallops with a dijon beurre blanc and a timbale of vegetables. For dessert they split a slice of freshly baked coconut cake (that was so light and airy), with coconut sorbet. We drank a 2014 Clos St. Jean Chateauneuf du Pape.

TheCookie · September 8, 2019, 1:58am

Everything looks great. I love maitakes, corn agnolotti and the sear on those scallops looks perfect.

paryzer · September 8, 2019, 2:03am

Thanks @TheCookie! Everything was delicious. The lime and sesame soy sauce went surprisingly well with the maitake mushroom.

Barca · September 8, 2019, 11:12am

@paryzer

The yellow fin tuna on a bed of black rice, is stunning.

paryzer · October 6, 2019, 2:40am

It was the fabulous Mrs. P’s birthday tonight and we had an awesome dinner at Cafe Panache. Below is a link to the details and pictures.

Rooster · October 6, 2019, 1:54pm

what a lovely celebration!

ccj · October 6, 2019, 3:30pm

Happy Birthday Mrs. P
I am sure yo are still as gorgeous as ever!

paryzer · October 6, 2019, 3:37pm

Thank you @ccj! I’ll convey the message to her. Mrs. P is like a fine wine; she gets better with age

paryzer · November 3, 2019, 3:52am

We had another fabulous dinner with our friends at Cafe Panache. We enjoyed duck, halibut, lobster, short ribs, filet mignon ravioli, lobster bisque with mussels, pear and butternut squash bisque, arugula and mushroom salad, octopus and eggplant caponata, and some great wines.