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Cooking Classes

January 2015 Cooking Class: Garbure Béarnaise Workshop

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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 28, 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 28, 2015, 6pm to 9:30pm or Saturday January 31, 2015, 4pm to 7:30pm Location:  the

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France

Grapes redux

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In the interest of fairness and honesty, here is an update on a post from last week about making grape jam.  In that post, I mentioned (a bit snidely, I am afraid) that the older woman at the Saturday farmer’s market in Orthez, from whom I purchased grapes for jam making, promised a bulk discount

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In the interest of fairness and honesty, here is an update on a post from last week about making grape jam.  In that post, I mentioned (a bit snidely, I am afraid) that the older woman at the Saturday farmer’s market in Orthez, from whom I purchased grapes for jam making, promised a bulk discount

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Restaurants

Chez Canaille, Pau, France

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  Chez Canaille is a bistrot, pure and simple.  That means copious portions, a menu that is meat-centric, heavy on charcuterie and doesnt stray far from traditional and regional specialties and a wine list of well priced bottles  from lesser known appellations.  In other words, no modern monkey business. Well, maybe a little modern monkey

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  Chez Canaille is a bistrot, pure and simple.  That means copious portions, a menu that is meat-centric, heavy on charcuterie and doesnt stray far from traditional and regional specialties and a wine list of well priced bottles  from lesser known appellations.  In other words, no modern monkey business. Well, maybe a little modern monkey

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Cafe Presse

Cafe Presse tops Seattle Restaurant Week for value

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MARDI PRIX FIXE MENU AVAILABLE SUNDAY TO THURSDAY DURING SEATTLE RESTAURANT WEEK What:  A fixed price menu with your choice of 2 or 3 courses at a great price When: Normally, only on Tuesday, but between October 19 and30, available Sunday to Thursday  from 11am to 10pm Where:  Café Presse of course! Mardi Prix Fixe

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MARDI PRIX FIXE MENU AVAILABLE SUNDAY TO THURSDAY DURING SEATTLE RESTAURANT WEEK What:  A fixed price menu with your choice of 2 or 3 courses at a great price When: Normally, only on Tuesday, but between October 19 and30, available Sunday to Thursday  from 11am to 10pm Where:  Café Presse of course! Mardi Prix Fixe

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Pantry

Red Muscat grape jam

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This jam, made with Muscat grapes that have a slightly more lively acid profile than most table grapes, is a great foil for well aged goat cheeses.  This recipe makes about 12 half pint jars of jam.

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This jam, made with Muscat grapes that have a slightly more lively acid profile than most table grapes, is a great foil for well aged goat cheeses.  This recipe makes about 12 half pint jars of jam.

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Stuff

..and if life gives you grapes…

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Fall in the Béarn is different than any weather I have experienced before.  Sure there is rain, even violent rain,  but there are also interludes of intense golden sunlight and clear blue skies between the towering storm clouds.  And the temperature jumps between 85 and 60 degrees as the fronts pass quickly over in succession. 

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Fall in the Béarn is different than any weather I have experienced before.  Sure there is rain, even violent rain,  but there are also interludes of intense golden sunlight and clear blue skies between the towering storm clouds.  And the temperature jumps between 85 and 60 degrees as the fronts pass quickly over in succession. 

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France

Petite Dejeuner in the Béarn

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When arriving in Orthez, our first stop, even before our house, is always our favorite  dairy,  Ferme Lait P’tit Béarnais.  A couple miles up the road from our house, this family-run organic farm features the output of their small troupe of 20 or so of the local tawny brown Bearnaise cows;  raw milk, sometime still

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When arriving in Orthez, our first stop, even before our house, is always our favorite  dairy,  Ferme Lait P’tit Béarnais.  A couple miles up the road from our house, this family-run organic farm features the output of their small troupe of 20 or so of the local tawny brown Bearnaise cows;  raw milk, sometime still

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Cafe Presse

Mardi Prix Fixe to Debut this Tuesday

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Café Presse is proud to announce MARDI PRIX FIXE MENU Every Tuesday from 11am to 10pm What:  A fixed price menu with your choice of 2 or 3 courses at a great price When: Every Tuesday from 11am to 10pm, beginning October 7, 2014 Where:  Café Presse of course! Café Presse now offers a fixed

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Café Presse is proud to announce MARDI PRIX FIXE MENU Every Tuesday from 11am to 10pm What:  A fixed price menu with your choice of 2 or 3 courses at a great price When: Every Tuesday from 11am to 10pm, beginning October 7, 2014 Where:  Café Presse of course! Café Presse now offers a fixed

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Fall menu 2014 starts at Café Presse

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Chef de cuisine Dre Neely rolled out his Fall 2014 menu last Thursday, featuring dishes that  highlight Fall produce and flavors.  The menu also marks the return of seasonal favorites such as raw oysters on the half shell, and French onion soup. Here are some photos of the new dishes.  And check out the full

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Chef de cuisine Dre Neely rolled out his Fall 2014 menu last Thursday, featuring dishes that  highlight Fall produce and flavors.  The menu also marks the return of seasonal favorites such as raw oysters on the half shell, and French onion soup. Here are some photos of the new dishes.  And check out the full

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Stuff

Fast Times at Café Presse

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If you were asking yourself “Hey, isn’t that Café Presse on the cover of last Friday’s Weekend Plus section of the Seattle Times”, why yes it is, thanks for noticing.  Check out the article from Friday October 3, 2014.

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If you were asking yourself “Hey, isn’t that Café Presse on the cover of last Friday’s Weekend Plus section of the Seattle Times”, why yes it is, thanks for noticing.  Check out the article from Friday October 3, 2014.

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