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Prepping for Winter menu at Café Presse

Work is well underway in preparation forthe new Winter 2019 menu that starts at Cafe Presse on Thurday January 10th.  Here are a couple pictures of some of different steps that go into it.

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Work is well underway in preparation forthe new Winter 2019 menu that starts at Cafe Presse on Thurday January 10th.  Here are a couple pictures of some of different steps that go into it.

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Another French Holiday classic

In France, it wouldn’t be the Holidays without foie gras. So throughout December, Le Pichet Chef de Cuisine Dave Cooper is making his terrine of whole duck foie gras, made with humanely-raised Hudson Valley foie gras, marinated with sweet wine and pimente d’Espelette. Right now he is serving this terrine with spiced apple compote and

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In France, it wouldn’t be the Holidays without foie gras. So throughout December, Le Pichet Chef de Cuisine Dave Cooper is making his terrine of whole duck foie gras, made with humanely-raised Hudson Valley foie gras, marinated with sweet wine and pimente d’Espelette. Right now he is serving this terrine with spiced apple compote and

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Menu for February 2017 Chef’s Dinner at Café Presse

Café Presse and Le Pichet invite you to a winter Cassoulet Dinner Tuesday February 28, 2017, 6:30pm  menu Les hors d’œuvres Crispy fritters filled with Fourme d’Ambert cheese, herbed butter and spinach House-smoked trout, cabbage-apple salad, chestnut purée, baguette slice Eggs scrambled with duck gizzards, heart and wild mushrooms, on bread dumpling slice Petit toast

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Café Presse and Le Pichet invite you to a winter Cassoulet Dinner Tuesday February 28, 2017, 6:30pm  menu Les hors d’œuvres Crispy fritters filled with Fourme d’Ambert cheese, herbed butter and spinach House-smoked trout, cabbage-apple salad, chestnut purée, baguette slice Eggs scrambled with duck gizzards, heart and wild mushrooms, on bread dumpling slice Petit toast

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New to the menu at Le Pichet

Just added to the menu at Le Pichet by chef de cuisine Dave Cooper:  2 new salads and a main course featuring duck.  Perfect for cold winter eating.  

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Just added to the menu at Le Pichet by chef de cuisine Dave Cooper:  2 new salads and a main course featuring duck.  Perfect for cold winter eating.  

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Still a few places left for January Classes

What:  “Garbure Béarnaise Workshop” Cooking Class and Supper presented by Chef James Drohman (each session limited to 16 students)  When: Three different sessions of this class will be offered:   Saturday January 24, 2015, 12:noon to 3:30pm or Tuesday January 27, 2015, 6pm to 9:30pm or Saturday January 31, 2015, 4pm to 7:30pm Location:  the

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What:  “Garbure Béarnaise Workshop” Cooking Class and Supper presented by Chef James Drohman (each session limited to 16 students)  When: Three different sessions of this class will be offered:   Saturday January 24, 2015, 12:noon to 3:30pm or Tuesday January 27, 2015, 6pm to 9:30pm or Saturday January 31, 2015, 4pm to 7:30pm Location:  the

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Garbure Béarnaise at Café Presse

Special at Cafe Presse today:  Garbure Béarnaise One of the iconic dishes of the cooking of southwestern France, a garbure is, at its base, a peasant stew of white beans and winter vegetables.  Regional variations abound (Landaise?  Gasconne?) but in the Béarn, garbure is enriched with duck fat, duck and pork confits, panchetta (ventreche de

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Special at Cafe Presse today:  Garbure Béarnaise One of the iconic dishes of the cooking of southwestern France, a garbure is, at its base, a peasant stew of white beans and winter vegetables.  Regional variations abound (Landaise?  Gasconne?) but in the Béarn, garbure is enriched with duck fat, duck and pork confits, panchetta (ventreche de

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