Le Milo’s is a busy restaurant at 15 rue Masséna. Le Milo’s, along with most of the other restaurants flirt dangerously on the edge of being a certified tourist trap with all the trimmings of being indifferent to the needs of those not speaking French or worse those attempting in vain to speak French. I realize that not all restaurants appeal to everyone just as not all restaurants deserve to be described as traps. If you are a tourist in Nice, you quickly realize you are not in Johnson City, Nagasaki or Moscow. So my advice (once again) please act accordingly and behave responsibly. Le Milo has a varied menu with a lot of the traditional dishes but this time, I decided to go with the special of the day which happened to be a seafood risotto. I’m glad I did as it was extremely tasty and it arrived table-side with a selection of calamari, mussels and clams over a steaming bed of creamy risotto. On top of it all was a super-sized prawn who was clearly in charge. With the help of a bottle of dry white wine from Provence, I made my way through this most excellent dish. Desert as always is a challenge with so much to choose from. I decided on simplicity with a crepe and vanilla ice cream and concluded with a Cognac.
SEAFOOD RISOTTO
Add the white wine and bring to a boil, cooking until almost dry, and then begin to ladle in the stock to just cover the rice. Cook, stirring constantly, maintaining a level of stock just above the rice, for 10 minutes.
Add the clams and continue cooking for another 4 minutes. add the mussels and cook until open, about 3 minutes. Continue to cook until rice is soft but still very al dente.
Add the shrimp, cook for just a minute, and then season with salt and pepper, remove from heat, and stir in the parsley. Serve immediately. A good local light red, a rose de Provence or a dry white will be perfect.