Same Time Next Year
-
It’s been nearly a year since I wrote about the problems that come from
having 11 bosses who are not on the same page about anything, as well as
suggestion...
4 months ago
April 26, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
8 comments:
You're right, you're a fantastic spokesman for the growth of Worcester...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%AApe
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=creperie%20boston&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
Well Bill, it a bistro that specializes in crêpes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creperie
A crepe is a French food...big in European and US BIG City chic food circles ... kind of like the equivalent of a pancake or a tortilla ...can be a breakfast food such as a pancake or stuffed with veggies, meats, etc like a tortilla. Creperies are big in Montreal, Quebec, New York City ... even Boston. They are huge all over Europe.
Harry T
Worcester,MA
Ironically back in the 1980's there was a creperie that did big $$$$ business in downtown ... Gerardo's is now located across from the glass tower where the Creperie once was ... once the 80s were over, so was the crepe craze. Looks like crepes are making a comeback...
Harry T
Worcester,MA
Oooh! We had homemade crepes for breakfast today! Mmmmm....!!!
I saw this sign last week - I thought Amsterdam was a bar?
You don't remember the Magic Pan in Faneuil Hall?
french pancakes sort of
Worcester Phoenix article from January 1998:
http://www.worcesterphoenix.com/archive/food/99/01/01/LA_GALETTE.html
Harry T
Worcester,MA
If you can't open the WorcesterPhoenix link, here is the story:
Forget Paris
French crepes and sandwiches in downtown Worcester challenge the Left Bank
by Margaret LeRoux
La Galette
5 Pleasant Street, Worcester
890-7865
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,
Fri. 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 3-8 p.m.
Cash only
No alcohol served
Handicap accessible
To those who disparage Worcester's downtown, we point you to not one, but two little French cafes. The older of the two, Eric's La Patisserie is a popular sandwich shop, while the newest venture is attempting to reacquaint Worcester with crepes.
Let's start with the newest first. La Galette, located a few doors off Main Street on Pleasant, is a tiny bit of Paris, where you're likely to hear French spoken by other diners as well as the owner and chef. It's immaculate, with white walls, marble-topped tables, a black-and-white checkered floor, French posters on the walls, and French music on the tape player. Two of us pretended we were on the Left Bank recently as we sipped rich, strong cappuccino ($1.75) and listened to Edith Piaf.
Owners Claude Fimat, the charming gentleman behind the counter who welcomes you, and chef Guy Thierot are both French and experienced restaurateurs.
During my first visit, I chose one of the savory buckwheat crepes, spinach with sour cream and nutmeg ($4), while my friend enjoyed chicken in béchamel sauce ($5).
Crepes, for those of you who missed their first wave of popularity in the US during the 1970s, are very thin, large pancakes that can be filled with just about anything. La Galette offers eggs ($3), ham ($4) -- popular in the morning -- cheese ($4), ham and Swiss ($5), smoked sausage ($4.50), sautéed mushrooms in lemon or cream ($4.50), and seafood ($6.50; served on Friday).
I loved my crepe; it was loaded with fresh, chopped spinach. Nutmeg is one of my favorite seasonings; here it really gives authority to the leafy greens. There was just enough sour cream to hold the spinach filling together and to add richness to the dish.
My friend enjoyed her chicken crepe, though she felt the seasoning was a bit understated. With the addition of salt and pepper from the little packets provided -- all the cutlery and seasoning are throwaways here -- the sauce was much improved.
Chef Thierot's subtle seasoning was in evidence again on a subsequent visit when I ordered the soup of the day, potato and leek ($1.25). It smelled and tasted homemade, but my American palate is probably jaded from too much junk food. I also requested extra salt and pepper. This time my companion chose one of La Galette's sandwich offerings, a flaky butter croissant with ham and Swiss cheese ($2.50). The other sandwich option was sliced turkey breast ($2.80). She enjoyed the sandwich to the last bite and then tucked into a dessert crepe, made with a sweet batter, buttered, sprinkled with fresh lemon juice and powdered sugar ($2.50). The generous sample she offered me was crisp at the edges and meltingly soft in the middle. There are other fillings for dessert crepes, including jam ($2.50), maple syrup ($2.70), chocolate hazelnut spread ($2.50), and apple and whipped cream ($4).
Harry T
Worcester,MA
Post a Comment