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Stop by on Memorial Day

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Café Presse and Le Pichet will both be open regular hours throughout the Memorial Day Weekend, including on Monday May 25.  Stop by and see us! Café Presse open from 7am to 2am everyday Le Pichet open from 8am to 12midnight everyday

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Café Presse and Le Pichet will both be open regular hours throughout the Memorial Day Weekend, including on Monday May 25.  Stop by and see us! Café Presse open from 7am to 2am everyday Le Pichet open from 8am to 12midnight everyday

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Pâté de campagne

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In anticipation of a number or social engagements at our place in Orthez, I though I would make a little pâté.  A fat terrine full of county-style pâté is the perfect thing to have on hand to go with aperitifs. 

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In anticipation of a number or social engagements at our place in Orthez, I though I would make a little pâté.  A fat terrine full of county-style pâté is the perfect thing to have on hand to go with aperitifs. 

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Poule au pot

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Here is a photo of a very simple dinner we recently enjoyed:  poule au pot.  Not only is this one of the archetypical dishes of the southwest (remember the story of King Henry who promised “a chicken in every pot”?  This dish is often called poule au pot Henri IV in honor of that famous

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Here is a photo of a very simple dinner we recently enjoyed:  poule au pot.  Not only is this one of the archetypical dishes of the southwest (remember the story of King Henry who promised “a chicken in every pot”?  This dish is often called poule au pot Henri IV in honor of that famous

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June 2015 Cooking Class: Le Pichet Classics

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In honor of Le Pichet’s upcoming 15th Anniversary! What:  “Le Pichet Classics” Cooking Class and Supper presented by Chef Jim Drohman. (Each session limited to 16 students) When:  Three class dates will be offered: Tuesday June 16, 2015, 6pm to 9:30pm or Saturday June 20, 2015, 4pm to 7:30pm or Saturday June 27, 2015, 12noon

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In honor of Le Pichet’s upcoming 15th Anniversary! What:  “Le Pichet Classics” Cooking Class and Supper presented by Chef Jim Drohman. (Each session limited to 16 students) When:  Three class dates will be offered: Tuesday June 16, 2015, 6pm to 9:30pm or Saturday June 20, 2015, 4pm to 7:30pm or Saturday June 27, 2015, 12noon

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Sea bass with spring vegetables

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It’s a cliché that chefs find their inspiration in the market.  Fortunately, it’s a clichés that also happens to be true, as often as schedules and demands of the kitchen allow (wish it was everyday!).  If a kitchen is available, the leisure of travel is the prefect time to indulge. Here is evidence for the

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It’s a cliché that chefs find their inspiration in the market.  Fortunately, it’s a clichés that also happens to be true, as often as schedules and demands of the kitchen allow (wish it was everyday!).  If a kitchen is available, the leisure of travel is the prefect time to indulge. Here is evidence for the

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Escargot a little too local

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In Orthez, I took this photo of a local snail making his way across a rain-soaked bench.  If I was a more industrious sort, I would have captured this specimen, fed him on organic veggies, and kept him in captivity for a week to allow any toxins to flush out of his system, then simmered

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In Orthez, I took this photo of a local snail making his way across a rain-soaked bench.  If I was a more industrious sort, I would have captured this specimen, fed him on organic veggies, and kept him in captivity for a week to allow any toxins to flush out of his system, then simmered

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Tête de Porc at Café Presse

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Cafe Presse chef de cuisine Dre Neely is once again doing one of his favorite projects:  making tête de porc.  Thats pigs head to you and me.  Tête de porc, however, is not the same as other, more well known uses of head, like terrine de tête or  fromage de tête.  Both of these two

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Cafe Presse chef de cuisine Dre Neely is once again doing one of his favorite projects:  making tête de porc.  Thats pigs head to you and me.  Tête de porc, however, is not the same as other, more well known uses of head, like terrine de tête or  fromage de tête.  Both of these two

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New dessert menu at Cafe Presse

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  Last Thursday at Cafe Presse, Pastry Chef Allyson Lanter rolled out new spring desserts to match our spring dinner menu.  Spring is an in-between time for desserts, when winter apples, and pears are gone, citrus and tropical fruits are waning but summer berries are not yet here.  We have decided to take advantage of

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  Last Thursday at Cafe Presse, Pastry Chef Allyson Lanter rolled out new spring desserts to match our spring dinner menu.  Spring is an in-between time for desserts, when winter apples, and pears are gone, citrus and tropical fruits are waning but summer berries are not yet here.  We have decided to take advantage of

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Le Pichet de Paris

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Here is a nice photo sent to us from Paris by a good friend mine.  Located in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, this Le Pichet (de Paris) obviously has no relation to our own Seattle Le Pichet, except for the shared name. It is a true that, when traveling in France, restaurants named Le Pichet seem to

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Here is a nice photo sent to us from Paris by a good friend mine.  Located in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, this Le Pichet (de Paris) obviously has no relation to our own Seattle Le Pichet, except for the shared name. It is a true that, when traveling in France, restaurants named Le Pichet seem to

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New dishes for Café Presse Spring menu

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Local asparagus, oil-poached albacore tuna, fingerling potatoes and creamy garlic-caper vinaigrette. This week, Cafe Presse chef de cuisine Dre Neeley rolled out the new menu for Spring 2015.  As always, the first day of the new menu included two menu tastings that allowed the entire staff to sample the new dishes. Here are photos of

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Local asparagus, oil-poached albacore tuna, fingerling potatoes and creamy garlic-caper vinaigrette. This week, Cafe Presse chef de cuisine Dre Neeley rolled out the new menu for Spring 2015.  As always, the first day of the new menu included two menu tastings that allowed the entire staff to sample the new dishes. Here are photos of

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