Tag Archives: Fromage

Special today at Café Presse

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Jim

Special tartine today at Café Presse: grilled pistachio-pork sausage and melted Cantal on country bread, served with a salad of endives, pistachios, oranges and pistachio vinaigrette

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Assiette de fromage at Café Presse

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Jim

A tres belle assiette de fromage, including a roquefort, mimolette, munster, a goat’s milk tomme from the Basque Countries and a washed rind sheep’s milk cheese called Brebirouuse

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New to the menu at Le Pichet

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Jim

One of the dishes on our Re-Opening Menu at Le Pichet is this vegetarian tartine that serves equally well as a shared appetizer or a light main course: Grilled country bread topped with herbed fromage blanc and a spring salad … Continue reading →

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Le Pichet Saturday Dinner Menu for this week!

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Jim

Now offering pre-order Take-Out Dinner Every Saturday from 3:30pm to 6:30pm Menu changes every week and will be posted each Tuesday. This week featuring Sockeye salmon, Chipolata sausages, charcuterie, fromage, desserts and more!Click here to see the full menu and … Continue reading →

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Le Pichet Stay at Home pique-nique 4/18 SOLD OUT!

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Jim

Unfortunately we have hit our maximum number and can no longer accept orders for the Le Pichet Stay-at-Home pique-nique for 4/18 If you would like to be first to hear about upcoming special events, watch this space or sign up … Continue reading →

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Special today at Café Presse

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Jim

If you haven’t been to Café Presse yet today,sorry but you missed out on this brunch special. We sold them all out in just a few hours! Warm crepes filled with roasted Portobello mushrooms, spinach, caramelized onions,fresh goats’ milk cheese, … Continue reading →

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Fromagerie Écologique Agour Irati

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Jim

In April 2019, I had the opportunity to visit the Fromagerie Ecologique Agour Irati located high up foothills of the Basque Pyrenees. A quick word about Agour (I also noticed it spelled Agur, which I believe is in Euskera, the … Continue reading →

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Les Chèvres de Brassenx

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Jim

There’s a new fromagerie in Orthez (officially in Argagnon but that is only about 4 minutes from Orthez). This is big news because 1) well things can move pretty slow in Orthez and it is therefore not that often that … Continue reading →

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February Chef’s Dinner photos

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Jim

Our Quarterly Chef’s Dinner took place at Cafe Presse last evening and frankly it was a blast. The theme for February’s dinner was  “Celebrate Sparkles” and  it offered a great opportunity both to try some of the lesser-known sparking wine … Continue reading →

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“Celebrate Sparkles” Dinner Menu

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Jim

Tuesday February 26, 2019  Menu Les amuse bouches Mimolette and bacon gougères warm from the oven Black cod tartare, pink grapefruit, chervil, shallots on house-made buckwheat baguette ~ Potage aux légumes d’hiver et son consommé aux crevettes Shellfish consommé with … Continue reading →

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