After many hours of travel, finally the arrival in Orthez. For a simple lunch, crevette rose from Saint-Jean-de-Luz and freshly made mayonnaise. Deep sign!
New for spring on the menu at Le Pichet: Rustic Lamb-pork caulfat sausages, pan roasted and served on roasted radicchio, salsify, garlic confit, pine nuts and nettle-herb pistou
Just added to the menu at Le Pichet:
Broiled Washington asparagus served with chopped white and yolk of hard cooked egg, herb-lemon crème fraîche and crispy shallots
Looking for Restaurant Week prices every week of the year?
Every Tuesday at Le Pichet and Café Presse, try our Mardi Prix Fixe menus at prices that beat Restaurant Week!
You make your choice from our special Prix Fixe menu,
choose 2 courses (entree + plat or plate + dessert) or 3 courses (entree + plat + dessert)
for one low price.
Brandade nîmoise is back on the menu, starting at 5:30pm this evening. This traditional favorite from the south of France is made with salt cod, cream and olive oil, seasoned with garlic, thyme, lemon and nutmeg. We also add a bit of potato, a variation found in the city of Nîmes.
Try it with a glass of of rosé from Corsica like our Clos Fornelli “La robe d.Ange” (or why not a bottle!)
Whether you follow current cup-holders USA in their quest for back-to-back World Cup titles…Or root for host team France as they try to become the first country ever to be both Men’s and Women’s World Cup Champions at the same time…Or if you have your own favorite side…Café Presse will show every match.
Plus we will showevery USA and every France match live. Check out our website for details and full match calendar.
Cafe Presse also has spring desserts! Check out these great new inspirations from pastry chef Allyson Lanter. And of course we still have our traditional French sundae La Dame Blanche, as well as chocolat chaud, house made caramels, ice creams and sorbets.
Here at Cafe Presse, we are feeling very proud of our new Spring menu 2019 which started last Thursday, 4/4. Chef de cuisine James O’Hern has designed menu full of dishes that feature first of the season veggies and lighter preparations that satisfy that spring longing to shake off winter. Enjoy!
The ingredients for our rillettes de porc, served at both Le Pichet and Café Presse: Berkshire Farms pork shoulder, carrots, onions, garlic, thyme and bay leaf. Add fat (we use duck fat) and a lot of time slow cooking and the rillettes are almost finished. The cooked pork is mixed with the cooking fat, salt and spices, then cooled and cut. Miam Maim.
Creamy leek-potato soup garnished with crispy jambon de Bayonne
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