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via GIPHY Oui, Oui...French Fries gone gourmet...by The Smith Restaurant...Fries with brandied mushroom aioli, white truffle, melange peppercorns Competition of sorts...but honestly---french fries cooked professionally are always  really good to great...especially when paired with selections of wines from southwest France.

A WINE ENTHUSIAST EVENT-hopefully will continue...a genius pairing of Reds (Malbec, Fruity, Bold) , Dry Whites, Rosés (which ranged from dry to more fruity)---- from Southwest France...paired with french fry indulgent creations inspired by the aforementioned-as interpreted by five top NYC chefs. Highlights: we started here...Chef AARON LEMONICA-Seamtress/Belle Shoals-Full Body Reds-Freedom Fries via GIPHY source despairintohope.tunblr.com we would of happily done the above for the below found heaven here-the delicious Malbecs by Chateau Lagrézette 2012 Le Pigeinnier (Cahors)left-and 2010 (Cahors) on the right Chef Pedro Duarte-Suishisamba-crated Crispy Potato Confit-with 100% Malbec Wines on left-Chef Greg Rubin of American Cut...Beef Fat Fries paired with Fruity Red Wines a selection of whites and reds...added plus! not on the menu-to the crushing disappointment of attendees...Thai Fries by Chef Christopher St...

#VINOFRIES The First Annual Southwest Wines of France Gourmet French Fries Competition Presented by WINE ENTHUSIAST cork it--- or finish it ... showed off the versatility of the wines...and the variety... the setting... West 36th Street/NYC SURE----the thought of fried foods...conjures up visions of the body's arteries, shutting down-one at a time---but when the SOPEXA email invite for the first annual, Wine Enthusiast hosted, SOUTHWEST WINES of FRANCE-Gourmet French Fries Competition arrived- oui, oui we thought----as cutting down the chances of a heart attack-like the French do- with good French red wine=very appealing!!!! Southwest France-which we know from Toulouse jaunts-Mid-Pyréneés region-incorporates  wide variety soils and sites-hence quite the diversity in wine styles+flavors-from the sea-temperate maritime + Mediterranean influences , sunny gently rolling hills, plains, and the high elevation Massic Central-mixes of micro-climates, temps, win...