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February Chef’s Dinner photos
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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The Stranger features our Chocolat Chaud
Thanks to the Stranger for recommending Café Presse in their recent round up of the Best Places to Drink Hot Chocolate in Seattle this Winter! Our Chocolat Chaud, made with bittersweet dark chocolate, cocoa, milk, cream and a little sugar, … Continue reading
Pithivier at Le Pichet
Pithivier, also know as Galette de Rois in France, is a traditional dessert make with sweetened puff pastry filled with almond cream, then baked to golden brown. Although it is famously served in France on January 6th to celebrate the … Continue reading
Coupes Glacées at Café Presse
Coupes Glacées are one of the specialties of French cooking that tend to be less known to the rest of the world. This relative obscurity may stem from the fact that the French didn’t invent ice cream (who did? You … Continue reading
Menu for June Chef’s Dinner at Café Presse
June 2018 Chef’s Dinner at Café Presse Poule au pot Henri IV Wednesday June 6, 2018 MENU Poireaux vinaigrette aux coques et aux croutons Penn Cove clams marinated with spring garlic and thyme, served cold with poached leeks, shellfish vinaigrette … Continue reading
Teurgoule trial
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