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New spring desserts at Café Presse

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Jim

As promised, here are some photos of the new desserts created by pastry chef Allyson Lanter and featured on the Spring 2018 menu at Café Presse.  Enjoy!

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Spring Menu starts at Café Presse

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Jim

Cafe Presse chef de cuisine James O’Hern unveiled his new menu for Spring 2018 today with the traditional staff tasting.  The staff tasting is sort of a cross between a dinner party and a training class on all the details … Continue reading →

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Teurgoule trial

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Jim

This morning I made a trial run of cooking teurgoule normande, the dessert to be served as part of a menu of specialties from the region of Normandy at our Quarterly Chefs Dinner Tuesday March 20, 2018 at Café Presse.  … Continue reading →

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March 2018 Chef’s Dinner Menu

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Jim

March 2018 Chef’s Dinner at Café Presse Fin d’Hiver en Normandie Tuesday March 20, 2018  MENU Huitres crues au citron, bigorneaux mayonnaise, crevettes rosé au beurre à l’ail Local oysters raw on the half shell with lemon; periwinkles and whelks … Continue reading →

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March 2018 Chef’s Dinner at Cafe Presse

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Jim

Fin d’hiver en Normandie Our next quarterly Chef’s Dinner features the food of the region of Normandy.  Blessed with  the culinary bounty of its cold coastal waters, its lush pasture-lands and its famous orchards, Normandy offers a cuisine of unparalleled … Continue reading →

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Our thanks to PSG Fanclub Seattle

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Jim

On Saturday, during the French Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier HSC, Laurent Bourscheidt of PSG Fanclub Seattle presented Café Presse with  signed jerseys from the two clubs.  The PSG jersey had been signed by Brazilian former PSG … Continue reading →

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Saint-Valentine’s Take-Home Dinner from Café Presse

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Jim

Does a romantic dinner for two at home sound like fun this year?  Don’t want to fight the crowds for a Valentine’s Day table?  Let Café Presse take care of all the details! Menu for two Terrine au fromage bleu, … Continue reading →

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Winter Menu at Café Presse

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Jim

Our winter menu 2018 started yesterday at Café Presse and we are really excited about it!   In addition to the dishes shown here, this change marked the return to our menu of two of our cold weather favorites:  Raclette Savoyarde … Continue reading →

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November 2017 Chef’s Dinner

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Jim

The November 2017 version of our Chef’s Dinner took place last Wednesday and welcomed a sold out crowd to the back room at Café Presse.  The theme for the dinner was Tout est bon dans le cochon (every part of … Continue reading →

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Artisan Butcher Demo

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Jim

As noted in an earlier post, last week, in preparation for our November Quarterly Chef’s Dinner, Café Presse had a visit from artisan butcher Darron Marsolf, who showed us the proper way to break down a pig.  In addition to … Continue reading →

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