Tomorrow -- Friday, May 29 -- is National Coq au Vin Day! The Food Lover's Companion describes this classic French dish as "pieces of chicken, mushroom, onions, bacon or salt pork, and various herbs cooked together with red wine."
One of the finest versions of Coq au Vin (pronounced coke-oh-vahn) that I've tasted in Kansas City is served at Cafe Provence in Prairie Village. But when the menu was last tweaked, by chef-owner Patrick Quillec and his brother Daniel, the noted chicken dish