The food was fresh and clean, like the shrimp salad above. Sweet shrimp and salty parmesan were tossed lightly with bitter arugula. Perfect for a hot summer day.Then I negated any healthy eating by ordering some frites to go with my salad. No regrets here. The fries were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. My only complaint would be that they were not as liberally salted as I'd like. In fact, I don't think they were salted at all. I sprinkled salt on them, but by that time, it was too late. Salt doesn't stick to non-straight-out-of-the-fryer fries. Remember that kids. Remember or your fry tastiness will not reach its full potential.
Another day, I had a salad with lardon, grilled chevre cheese, and frites (or course), washed down with some of the cafe's namesake, Leffe.
There were a generous amount of lardon. I also loved the walnut chunks sprinkled throughout. Despite the chunks of cheese and pound of lardon, the salad managed to be light. I was thankful for the light hand in dressing. The frites were again under salted, but overall, I was happy with the meal.
I ate lots of moules while in Brussels, it was the start of moules season! I had it for dinner one night at Restaurant a la Folie.
The mussels were prepared with onions, parsley, the usual. But it also had thinly sliced fennel, which I loved.
I also had disks of fried cheese. Yup. Another light meal sabotaged by a plate of fried fat.
The final night in Brussels, I ate at Chez Leon, a super touristy place that was known for their mussels. But I was fairly mussel out at that point, so I replaced one seafood with lots of seafood.
The bouillabaisse came with toast points, aioli, and cheese. It was hearty in its lovely seafood murkiness, but bright in its freshness. I especially loved the flaky fish and the prawn heads. People should really consider making a dish completely out of prawn heads, I'd eat it.
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