Le Petit Zinc

This isn’t much of a wine post, but I was struck by something as we ate dinner last night at Le Petit Zinc in Paris.

For dessert we had a soufflé, and it was served with Grand Marnier. A whole bottle. Don’t misunderstand me–the whole bottle was not placed at our table with the thought that we’d drink of. If that was an assumption then I’m sure we would have gotten pre-measured portions to pour on the soufflé. We were a bit confused, since they also brought tiny little glasses, so we asked our waitress if we were supposed to drink it or pour it on the soufflé. She said “either, both, whichever you prefer.” I just can’t imagine this happening in the US, for good reason, but it was a cool experience.

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