Well maybe not weird but the restaurant was. Louis XIII in Minneapolis (OK
actually Edina) MN. eclectic little place with only onion soup to fully lay
claim to a French restaurant theme. They serve everything from burgers to
filet mignon, but nothing fancy though the aforementioned wine list knocked
me out-One could plunk down $1500 plus tax for a bottle of 2000 Lafite or
$18 for Augey Bordeaux! they had similar whites and of course one could pay
$125 for a glass of Louis XIII cognac (its presence must be what actually
gives the restaurnat the name)

It was the most riduculous to sublime list I have seen in a long time.
--
Joseph Coulter
Cruises and Vacations
http://www.josephcoulter.com/

jcoulter wrote:

> Well maybe not weird but the restaurant was. Louis XIII in Minneapolis (OK
> actually Edina) MN. eclectic little place with only onion soup to fully lay
> claim to a French restaurant theme. They serve everything from burgers to
> filet mignon, but nothing fancy though the aforementioned wine list knocked
> me out-One could plunk down $1500 plus tax for a bottle of 2000 Lafite or
> $18 for Augey Bordeaux! they had similar whites and of course one could pay
> $125 for a glass of Louis XIII cognac (its presence must be what actually
> gives the restaurnat the name)
>
> It was the most riduculous to sublime list I have seen in a long time.

Hey Joseph,
I grew up in Edina, Minnesota. Don't remember any restaurants (I was a young
pup), but I do remember a place on 50th and France called the Brown Derby.
I might be mistaken on the name, but it was next to the movie theater.
A noted newspaper columnist (can't remember his name) had a restaurant
on 50th and Hwy 100. Thanks for renewing some old memories. What else
can say but ... Edina Hornets, fight fight fight! :-)
Dick R.

I knew the original sommelier there. A bit of a big head on his shoulders and the goal was to have a little of everything. He took me downstairs to the cellar and beyond the publicly displayed wines it was a mess. Wine everywhere, stored at the right temperature but with little order and logic to it. The other down point was the prices though I heard that they were trimming down the list some and thus you can sometimes find a "clearance" deal or two...