Brunch at l'Orange Bleu
Yesterday, Catherine asked if I'd be interested in having brunch at l'Orange Bleu. She's been jonesing for their French toast. When we sat down with the menu, she explained that the French toast was called
pain perdu, the lost bread. The wealthy would use their old stale bread; the poor what bread they could get. The dish was not like American French toast; it was toasted brioche served with warm fruit in a pool of crème Anglaise. It's the kind of thing you can eat once a year, Catherine said. There must be ten thousand calories.
After our meal the waiter asked if we wanted dessert. Catherine looked up from our plates and said yes. A beefsteak, please.
Posted by eku at October 16, 2004 4:19 PM