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Of gastronomy? ho, look at that sauce. holy crap. the devilishly difficult lievre a la royale, a boneless wild hare in a sauce of its own blood, a generous heaping of fresh black truffle, garnished with thick slabs of foie gras, seared directly on the top of the cabin's wood stove. oh, damn. look at that. >> david: we're -- we're in a wooden shack, over 3 feet of ice and 100 feet of water. >> anthony: you are hopeless, hopeless romantics, gentleman. oh, jesus. look at that. oh. the seared foie is perched atop an ethereal suspension of joel robuchon-inspired potato puree, of course. >> david: t...

>> anthony: as if the chef had been listening to my deepest, darkest secret yearnings. the legendary lievre a la royale -- an almost completely disappeared, incredibly difficult preparation of wild hare. the animal is first slowly cooked, then coated by a sauce of its own minced heart, liver, and lungs that has been thickened with its own blood. after more than six hours of preparation, the hare is served, as the chef prefers -- whole, on the bone, the rich glorious sauce finished with truffles and chartreuse napped over and over until it coats like richest chocolate. absolutely the lost ark o...

>> daniel: tony, get closer. >> anthony: you are totally sending me every one of those pictures by the way. wow, look at that. this style of dish goes back long before cameras. but it's perfect. is there a more perfect assortment of colors and textures? in this one, a somewhat more luxurious version. beef shanks, flank steak, oxtail, veal shanks, chicken, marrowbones, beef ribs, leeks, carrots, turnips, fennel, and parsnips. all stewed long and at low temperature, then served with its own deeply rich broth. >> daniel: you think it's enough for the two of us? >> anthony: and then, this. >> wait...

>> anthony: no elbows on the table? >> david: no. it's not -- it's not -- it's not proper. >> anthony: i'm a total failure as a dining companion. what -- what is that? what's that, you ask? an iconic escoffier-era classic of gastronomy? ho, look at that sauce. holy crap. the devilishly difficult lievre a la royale, a boneless wild hare in a sauce of its own blood, a generous aping of fresh black truffle, garnished with thick slabs of foie gras, seared directly on the top of the cabin's wood stove. oh, damn. look at that. >> david: we're -- we're in a wooden shack, over 3 feet of ice and 100 fe...

Perfect. is there a more perfect assortment of colors and textures. >> in this one a somewhat more luxurious version. beef shanks, flank steak, ox tail, veal shanks, chicken, marrow bones, beef ribs, leeks, carrots, turnips, fennel, and parsnips. all stewed long and at low temperature, then served with its own deeply rich broth. >> think it's enough for the two of us? >> and then this. >> oh, my god. >> as if the chef had been listening to my deepest, darkest secret yearnings, the legendary yeve a la royale, an almost completely disappeared, incredibly difficult preparation of wild hare. the a...