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Does anyone know what liquor is used in their Lobster Thermador? I am looking at recipes and so many of them use different ones. I have seen Cognac, Sweet Vermouth and white wine. I tasted it there a few years (or more) ago and loved it but, of course, never asked how they made it.

Thank You for any help.

Antoine's by the Sea, the original Antoine's on SXM, located on Front Street, P'berg, had long been one of our favorite island restaurants and their Lobster Thermidor coupled with one of their dessert souffles (usually shared) was our to-die-for island meal. I wish I had asked the same question and I will eagerly watch this thread to see if anyone else actually got a recipe. Supposedly, per JP prior to his selling the restaurant, Chef Pierre was giving all his specialty recipes to the new owners but the one time we tried it, it just wasn't the same. Perhaps because we had loved the place way back to our island beginnings and we just didn't handle the change in personalities of the new owners well, but even though our one visit noted few visible changes, it just didn't have the same personality we were accustomed to.

I hope someone can answer your specific question.

Well Pat that restaurant has long gone.

Lesley,

I am so very sad to learn this since it truly was one of our most favorite island restaurants, both under the ownership of the Captain and his Madame and then under Jean Pierre and Pierre. It was a fixture on Front Street for about all the years I can remember, and that's a bunch.

We suspected it wouldn't do quite as well under the new owners having met them once before the restaurant actually changed hands and then again, after dining there one evening under the new owners and after the change happened. I had heard somewhere they had taken to closing at night and were depending on the lunch hour, catering more to the cruise ships which we suspected might be a mistake. The restaurant business is not an easy one to be in, demanding so very much of the owners in both time and personal commitment and we suspected, having met them those few times, the latest owners really didn't know what they were getting themselves into.

I am saddened to hear all this but my next question is how is Jean Pierre doing with his sandwich shop on Old Street, if you know? The French Touch or a Touch of France - something similar to that? We have had lunch there a few times since he opened it and each time lunch was lovely and we wish him only good things but with the lack of cruise passengers coupled with all the side effects of coronoavirus on all the small business owners, we think of him often with concern, much as we do with our favorite car rental agency.

Ditto Pat.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit last Fall with Jean Pierre at the new place.

Sad to hear that Antoine's did not make it.

Well Pat thanks for the touching and kind words. I'm not that much in Town but will double check the time and let you know. The Town is basically empty , very tough and sad.

I saw that Juggie was offering gift certificates for future purchases in order to raise funds. It is breaking my heart.

Yes Dear. We all have stay safe and strong.

Right now it’s all about survival. And that is true for businesses here at home, too, but at least most of us aren’t dealing with Covid on top of that b itch, Irma. Keep the faith my island friends. We’ll be back to support you all as soon as we’re able.

Thanks and bless Pat.

On our first visit to St. Maarten in Feb. of 1995, Antoine's by the Sea was the first restaurant we visited in Phillipsburg, and thereafter became the first one we visited every year when we came back. In 2019 when we went, like Pat said, it just wasn't the same. Without Jean Pierre there to greet and take our order, the service was lacking, and the food just seemed ordinary, and we definitely felt the loss. We did not go back this past February, so were not aware that it had closed permanently. But were glad that J.P. seemed to be enjoying his new endeavor, and he was happy to see us there for lunch.