Top 5: Tarte Flambée

May 27, 2009

Our quest for the city’s best Tarte Flambée was inspired by the Flambé Pizza, a version of the savory Alsatian appetizer at Co., and immediately hit a snag with a disappointing rendition at The Bar Room @ The Modern. Named “flambée,” because it was originally baked by flames in a wood-burning oven, the crust is typically charred and topped with bacon, onions and crème fraîche. Like most traditional dishes, there are countless preparation methods. Some recipes substitute fromage blanc for crème fraîche, some call for puff pastry, others use thin, pizza-like dough, and then there is the debate as to whether the onions should be added raw, lightly sautéed or totally caramelized.

For the sake of our Top 5, the overarching ranking factor considered by the CORE was flavor. Click here to see our Top 5 Tarte Flambée.