National Escargot Day

National Escargot Day® 2019

Boston, Massachusetts - National Escargot Day Celebrations Are Coming To Boston! Marking the end of the annual harvest period, May 24, 2019 promises to be our biggest event yet! Look for inspired dishes to hit menus around the city beginning  May 21.

The sustainably conducted month-long search for the true Wild Burgundy Snail, across vast tracts of European wilderness, culminates in a feast. A tribute to the world's most versatile protein, National Escargot Day® menus present the Helix Pomatia Linne in all its glory. Diners this year will experience multi-course tasting menus, à la carte options, and even the occasional dessert, honoring the "Kobe Beef of Snails".

100% Organic, 100% Natural, the finest of the 116 edible varieties of helix snail, and the only variety that can be truly called "Burgundy Snail", the Helix Pomatia Linne is also nutritionally unbeatable: see http://www.potironne.com/escargot/.

As seen in Bon Appetit (March, 2005), Saveur (October, 2005), Santé (May, 2006), the Wall Street Journal (January, 2007), Philadelphia Inquirer (May, 2007), Philadelphia Magazine (August, 2009) says, "These snails are a revelation to those who don't like escargots", a great picture in GQ (January, 2010), Tasting Table National (March 11, 2014), 5280 Magazine (August, 2014), MasterCook's Blog (May 2017) and:

Featured in:

Daniel Boulud's My French Cuisine.

Thomas Keller's Bouchon Cookbook.

Marc Vetri's Il Viaggio de Vetri Cookbook.

Vitaly Paley's The Paley's Place Cookbook.

Harvested by hand in the wild, immaculately prepared, and simply unmatched, the Wild Burgundy Snails are the choice of top chefs across America. Smaller events are being planned in other cities as well.

2019 Boston Participating Chefs & Restaurants include:


Chef Josh Elliott
Toro
1704 Washington Street
Boston, MA  02118
(617) 536-4300

Chef Michael Sceflo
Waypoint
1030 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02138
(781) 526-3636

Chef Jamie Bissonnette
Little Donkey
505 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
(617) 945-1008

Chef Tony Maws
Craigie on Main
853 Main Street
Cambridge, MA  02139
(617) 497-5511

Chef Chris Coombs
Deuxave
371 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA  02115
(617) 517-5915

Chef Robert Sisca
Bistro du Midi
272 Boylston Street
Boston, MA  02116
(617) 426-7878

Chef Barbara Lynch
Menton
354 Congress Street
Boston, MA  02210
(617) 737-0099

Chef Brian Arruda
Bar Boulud
774 Boylston Street
Boston, MA  02199
(617) 535-8880

Chef Kunal Datta
Luce
1 Shepard Street
Cambridge, MA  02138
(617) 714-5295

Chef Alex Crabb
Asta
47 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA  02115
(617) 585-9575

Chef Todd Winer
Pastoral
345 Congress Street
Boston, MA  02210
(617) 345-0005 

Chef Brian Rae
Coppa
253 Shawmut Avenue
Boston, MA  02118
(617) 391-0902

Chef Alex Saenz
Bisq
1071 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA  02139
(617) 714-3693

Chef Yousef Ghalaini
Explorateur
186 Tremont Street
Boston, MA  02116
(617) 466-6600

Chef Douglas Rodrigues
Aquitaine
569 Tremont Street
Boston, MA  60661
(617) 424-8577

Chef Michele Carter
The Butcher Shop
552 Tremont Street
Boston, MA  02118
(617) 423-4800

 

Chef Manuel Rodriguez
Oceanaire
40 Court Street
Boston, MA  02108
(617) 742-2277

Chef Daniel Bojorquez
la Brasa
124 Broadway
Somerville, MA  02145
(617) 764-1412

 

Chef Meghann Ward
Tapestry
69 Kilmarnock Street
Boston, MA  02215
(617) 421-4470

Chef Jeffrey Thompson
Wheatleigh
Hawthorne Road
Lenox, MA  01240
(413) 637-0610

Chef Tyler Kinnett
Harvest
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA  02138
(617) 868-2255

Chef Matt Voskuil
The Chanler
117 Memorial Boulevard
Newport, RI  02840
(401) 619-3960

 

Chef Christoper Gould
Central Provisions
414 Fore Street
Portland, ME  04101
(207) 805-1085

 

Chef Damian Sansonetti
Chaval
414 Fore Street
Portland, ME  04101
(207) 805-1085

 

 Stay tuned as more local restaurants are expected to confirm. Press seating with The Snailman is available.

 

2018 Chicago
Participating Chefs & Restaurants include:


Chef Paul Kahan
Publican Quality Meats
619 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 715-0708

Chef Stephanie Izard
Girl & The Goat
809 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 492-6262

Chef Paul Virant
Vie
4471 Lawn Avenue
Western Springs, IL 60558
(708) 246-2082

Chef Carrie Nahabedian
Brindille
534 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654
(312) 595-1616

Chef Phillip Foss
El Ideas
2419 West 14th Street
Chicago, IL  60618
(312) 226-8144

Chef Roland Liccioni
Les Nomades
222 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 649-9010

Chef Danny Grant
Maple & Ash
8 West Maple Street
Chicago, IL  60610
(312) 944-8888

Chef Donald Young
Temporis
933 North Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL  60622
(773) 697-4961

Chef David Posey
Elske
1350 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL  60607
(312) 733-1314

Chef Perry Hendrix
Avec
615 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL  60606
(312) 377-2002

Chef Justin Moser
Table, Donkey, and Stick
2728 West Armitage Avenue
Chicago, IL  60647
(773) 486-8525

Chef/Proprietor J. Joho
Exec. Chef Thierry Tritsch
Everest
440 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL  60605
(312) 663-8920

Chef Giuseppe Tentori
GT Prime
707 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL  60654
(312) 600-6305

Chef Greg Biggers
Café des Architectes
Sofitel
20 East Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL  60611
(312) 324-4000

Chef Jimmy Papadopoulos
Bellemore
564 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL  60661
(312) 667-0104

Chef Nelli Maltezos
Mon Ami Gabi
2300 N. Lincoln Park West
Chicago, IL  60614
(773) 348-8886

 

Chef Ryan Pfeiffer
Blackbird
619 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL  60661
(312) 715-0708

Chef Ryan Brosseau
le Sud [Coming Soon!]
2301 West Roscoe Street
Chicago, IL  60618
(312) 884-9469

 

Chef Dennis Bernard
The Publican
837 West Fulton Market
Chicago, IL  60607
(312) 733-9555

Chef Sean Pharr
Mint Mark
1929 Winnebago Street
Madison, WI  53704
(608) 285-5096

Chef Tory Miller
l'Etoile
1 South Pinckney Street
Madison, WI  53703
(608) 251-0500

Chef Sarah Edith Obear
le Rêve Café
7610 Harwood Avenue
Wauwatosa, WI  53213
(414) 778-3333

 

 

 

 

 Stay tuned as more local restaurants are expected to confirm. Press seating with The Snailman is available.

  

Past Coverage:


On National Escargot Day, Chicago Chefs Go Italian

Monday, May 20, 2013
by Danial Gerzina
eater.com

Last Easter weekend, there was a late breakfast at Palazzo Donati in Italy's Le Marche region. One of our writers was there, and one of the many things he ate that morning was a platter of snails, which may sound formidable right out of bed, but they were full of herbs, garlic and, being Italian, light tomato sauce. View full article. Download article.

Eating Neglected Food: National Escargot Day.  Hail the Snail!

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
by David Hammond
oakpark.com

 In 2007, during the cicada infestation of Oak Park, I appeared on several national and international television shows talking about ways to prepare seasonal cicadas in various dishes. Our most popular cicada creation, designed by my wife, Carolyn, was a nori roll with seaweed, rice, steamed vegetables and fried cicadas, which were a little like very small soft shell crabs. View full article. Download article.

Philadelphia has a taste for escargot and foie gras
Foobooz

More on National Escargot Day
Foobooz

6 Ways to Get Your Escargot Fix
Zagat

Catch long-time Potironne client and friend Chef Philippe Bertineau of Alain Ducasse's Benoit Bistro, New York City, on Martha Stewart Radio Wednesday (5/23) at 8:10AM ET to discuss National Escargot Day.

The snail picks up the pace
The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Snail's Day
Sante Magazine

Ask Zagat: Why Is Escargot Day May 24?
Zagat

Happy National Escargot Day!
www.ibtimes.com

Celebrating With Snails For Supper at Bibou
www.philadelphia.foobooz.com/

Bibou marks National Escargot Day
Philly.com

National Escargot Day Tasting Menu
DB Food Blog

Some Pictures of the Great Day on
National Escargot Day

DB Food Blog