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Buttermilk-fried pork tongue on carrot-cumin-current crudite

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This salad has been a favorite at Le Pichet since we first served it in 2006.  We recently brought it back to the menu this Fall.  I slightly different version of this dish, but still featuring buttermilk-friend pork tongue, is currently on the Fall menu at Cafe Presse as well. Don’t be afraid to try […]

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This salad has been a favorite at Le Pichet since we first served it in 2006.  We recently brought it back to the menu this Fall.  I slightly different version of this dish, but still featuring buttermilk-friend pork tongue, is currently on the Fall menu at Cafe Presse as well. Don’t be afraid to try

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Oeufs Mollets

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Cooking a perfect soft boiled egg, known as an “Oeufs Mollet” is a tricky affair.  You want the white to be set, but the yolk to be deliciously runny.  Runny whites or hard yolks just don’t satisfy.    In the past, I have always taken the time to bring the eggs to room temperature to

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Cooking a perfect soft boiled egg, known as an “Oeufs Mollet” is a tricky affair.  You want the white to be set, but the yolk to be deliciously runny.  Runny whites or hard yolks just don’t satisfy.    In the past, I have always taken the time to bring the eggs to room temperature to

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Salad of three endives, grapefruit and pecans

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Here’s a photo of the special salad that we are running tonight at Le Pichet. Salade aux trois endives au pamplemousse et aux noix de pecans “Salad of Belgian endive, frisée and curly endive, with grapefruit suprêmes, candied grapefruit peel and toasted pecans” We are considering this salad as a Fall dish to be added

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Here’s a photo of the special salad that we are running tonight at Le Pichet. Salade aux trois endives au pamplemousse et aux noix de pecans “Salad of Belgian endive, frisée and curly endive, with grapefruit suprêmes, candied grapefruit peel and toasted pecans” We are considering this salad as a Fall dish to be added

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Fall Menu starts at Cafe Presse

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The Fall menu at Cafe Presse started today!   We all think the new Fall dishes look and taste great but you will all be the final judges, we hope.  Like every Fall, this menu marks the return of Axoa d’Espelette and Local Oysters with sauce mignonette.  Here are some of the other new dishes:  

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The Fall menu at Cafe Presse started today!   We all think the new Fall dishes look and taste great but you will all be the final judges, we hope.  Like every Fall, this menu marks the return of Axoa d’Espelette and Local Oysters with sauce mignonette.  Here are some of the other new dishes:  

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Fall dishes at Le Pichet

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On October 4, 2012,  we added new Fall inspired dishes to the Le Pichet menu…check out photos here. Crispy buttermilk fried pork tongue served on carrot crudité with black currents, Italian parsley and a cumin-brandy vinaigrette.

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On October 4, 2012,  we added new Fall inspired dishes to the Le Pichet menu…check out photos here. Crispy buttermilk fried pork tongue served on carrot crudité with black currents, Italian parsley and a cumin-brandy vinaigrette.

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First Presidential Debate at Cafe Presse

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We had a great crowd to watch the first  of the 2012 Presidential Debate’s last night…catch one yourself during October or join us for Election night results.  Click here dates and times.

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We had a great crowd to watch the first  of the 2012 Presidential Debate’s last night…catch one yourself during October or join us for Election night results.  Click here dates and times.

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Recipe for Gateau Basque (from someone who ought to know)

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Noticed this piece on the website of Sud Ouest Gourmand, a French magazine featuring all things culinary from the Southwest of France.  The article includes a recipe for Gateau Basque, the quintessential Basque dessert and an emblematic part of Basque culinary tradition.  What’s unusual about this recipe is that it is provided by Eguzkia, the

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Noticed this piece on the website of Sud Ouest Gourmand, a French magazine featuring all things culinary from the Southwest of France.  The article includes a recipe for Gateau Basque, the quintessential Basque dessert and an emblematic part of Basque culinary tradition.  What’s unusual about this recipe is that it is provided by Eguzkia, the

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Preserving the fruits of GPS labor

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GPS Farm Stand This Summer, I added a new stop to my weekly Farmer’s Market rounds.  In a good week I am able to visit the Pike Place Market at least once, the University Market on Saturday and either Columbia City (Wednesdays) or Madrona (Fridays) or Broadway (Sundays) once. This year, however, stopping at Madrona

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GPS Farm Stand This Summer, I added a new stop to my weekly Farmer’s Market rounds.  In a good week I am able to visit the Pike Place Market at least once, the University Market on Saturday and either Columbia City (Wednesdays) or Madrona (Fridays) or Broadway (Sundays) once. This year, however, stopping at Madrona

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October 2012 Corner Table Menu

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What: Family-style dinner at Cafe Presse When: Tuesday October 2, 2012 6:30pm Where: The back room at Cafe Presse The menu for the October Corner Table is complete!  The next Corner Table dinner at Cafe Presse is scheduled for Tuesday October 30, 2012 at 6:30pm.  Space is limited and by reservation only so call today

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What: Family-style dinner at Cafe Presse When: Tuesday October 2, 2012 6:30pm Where: The back room at Cafe Presse The menu for the October Corner Table is complete!  The next Corner Table dinner at Cafe Presse is scheduled for Tuesday October 30, 2012 at 6:30pm.  Space is limited and by reservation only so call today

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A picnic, September sunshine and sheep herding dogs

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Spent a lovely afternoon last weekend at the Vashon Sheepdog Classic Dog Trials on Vashon Island.  The event took place from dusk till dawn over a Friday Saturday Sunday in a field owned by Misty Isle Farms, a working cattle ranch on the island.  In addition to choosing the top dogs to continue on to

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Spent a lovely afternoon last weekend at the Vashon Sheepdog Classic Dog Trials on Vashon Island.  The event took place from dusk till dawn over a Friday Saturday Sunday in a field owned by Misty Isle Farms, a working cattle ranch on the island.  In addition to choosing the top dogs to continue on to

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