Tag Archives: Fromage

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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New on the menu at Le Pichet

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Jim
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Now on the menu at Le Pichet

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Jim

Cold salad of roasted beets, Brussels sprouts, radicchio, grapefruit, yogurt-grapefruit-mustard seed vinaigrette and sheep’s cheese Frisée lettuce and spinach tossed with crispy corned pork shoulder, shoestring potatoes, red onion and a Dijon-Banyuls vinaigrette

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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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Corsican Cellars

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Jim

If you love all the cheeses we use on our menu and cheese board at Le Pichet and Café Presse, you likely have Olivier Boye to thank for them.  We get most of our cheeses from him, including the raw … Continue reading →

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