Interesting Article

A la Mode

Interesting Article:

A la mode is a French term meaning, “in the current style or fashion”. It describes a dish of beef marinated in red wine and herbs, browned and then slowly braised with onions and carrots. It is served with a sauce made from the  marinade. A dish he called ‘boeuf a la mode’ was served by the famous 18th  century chef Marin in 1732, and there was also a restaurant named ‘Boeuf a la mode’ founded in 1792 in Paris, and in 1850 a restauranteur named Duval served  his customers ‘boeuf a la mode’ and claims to have created it. All are similar but not quite the same as the dish as served today.