OK, so here's the deal. I had to tell Ellis, the Maitre'D that he needs to tell the chef to pause and hear my praise. I said it straight up. I've got family in Paris and in New Orleans so I know a good bouillabaisse when I taste one, and this one is superb. Superb I say.
The service was right on time, and I just enjoyed a very refined and elegant evening. The only way it could have been better was if I had a French runway model tugging on my arm begging me to get out of there. Instead I had to do with a fat history book, which can be almost as good when you're as old as me.
A nice selection of breads and wine rounded off an excellent bowl. I highly recommend this joint on a night when there are fewer loudmouth feminists around.