DINING
Where’s the Beef? Hotel Intercontinental! by RICHARD POLLAK, The Traveling Gourmet SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR Dallasentertain@aol.com
Bearnaise Sauce which takes the meat to a whole new level of flavor.
WHERE'S THE BEEF? We have found all the the beef you can handle at Q De Cheval in the Hotel Intercontinental in Addison and it is GOOD! Every Friday night you get all the Prime Rib you can put in your Belly for only $19.95. During the Day, Q De Cheval is the Breakfast and Lunch Restaurant for the Hotel Intercontinental, but at night, it becomes a Five Star Dining extravaganza with Gulf Crab Cake in a Poblano Beurre Blanc, Red Chili Caesar Salad with a choice of Chicken Breast ,Grilled Tiger Shrimp, Tuna or Quail and Entrees of Braised Short Ribs, Steak Bearnaise and Chicken Fried Maine Lobster. But on Friday nights, this exceptional corporate hotel in Addison really gets humming to THE BEEF! I was immediately recognized by Executive
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Chef Rex Turner, who once gave me the Sunday Brunch of a lifetime at his old cooking grounds at Coalvines on McKinney. After greeting me, Chef rushed to the kitchen and quickly returned, presenting me with a freshly butchered rack of meaty Prime Rib Bones. The tender beef was falling off of the massive ribs. While the Sous Chef ,who also knew me immediately from my visit to his old place of work at Nick & Sam's Grill, made sure that our extra large slabs of Prime Rib were perfectly sliced and then sent for a dip in a perfectly seasoned Au Jus to get it at the preferred doneness. Don't forget to crown your protein with Chef Rex's outstanding Crawfish
We smartly took a tour of the entire Buffet, a gracious tribute to the Old Infamous Sunday Brunch in their Malachite Show Room. Chef Turner tickled our taste buds with a self-served thick cup of creamy Crab and Corn Chowder and a hearty salad of roasted vegetables like FAVS Asparagus and Potbelly Mushrooms with a wonderfully fresh infused Herb Ranch Dressing. Once we were well stocked with 4 ridiculous Prime Rib bones, General Manager Tariq Fassal, attended to our wine selections. Normally looking for a Rich Robust Red Cabernet Sauvignon, I was unfortunately sent to the Penalty Box, not allowed to drink alcohol because of my new medication. A Restaurant Food and Wine writer, who can't drink? Readers please email me! Someone's got to handle the drinking for me. Tariq could not have been more gracious, as he displayed a wine bucket for us with a glass of the finest sparkling water. Manning our table,TJ ( not his real initials) could not have been more attentive. All evening long, he handled the major task of
bringing us garlic infused butter and cleaning our empty plates off of the table. In only his third shift in fine dining. I would nominate TJ for Best Buffet Waiter of the Year! Not only did Chef Turner succeed to fill our tummies with Best Prime in North Texas, but had both Baked and Sweet Potatoes perfectly prepared with all the fixings: perfectly Grilled Asparagus and Green Bean Casserole and in-house Baked Corn Bread. The only disappointment to the entire evening was that when it came time to attack the enormous 10 lb Apple Cobbler, accompanied by a Silver Punch Bowl filled with Vanilla Ice Cream that there was none of that delicious Cobbler crust left. Before I could even start to cry, the back of the house was hustling from the Pastry Kitchen with another Huge Display of Apple Cobbler which I though was just for me! InterContinental Hotel 15201 Dallas Parkway Addison, TX 75001 (972) 386-6000 www.ichotelsgroup.com
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