‘I am pleased with you, Georges.’įilet de sole à la Jeanette also appears as a dish in the Tommy and Tuppence novel The Secret Adversary. ‘There is no spot there now, sir,’ said George reproachfully. ‘A morceau of Filet de sole à la Jeanette alighted there when I was lunching at the Ritz last Tuesday.’ ‘There is a grease spot on the waistcoat,’ objected Poirot. ‘The brown lounge suit, sir? The wind is somewhat chilly today.’ □ Both book excerpts deal with a fillet of sole.Ī blog called Reading Feeding, which deals with food and books, pointed out this passage from The Mystery of the Blue Train between Poirot and his valet, George. Today’s Poirot gourmet represents a bit of French and English fusion! Inspired by “Four and Twenty Blackbirds” and The Mystery of the Blue Train, I’ve assembled a collection of comestibles which read like a compromise between Poirot and his dinner friend, Mr Bonnington.
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