I didn't like the lunch i had here a while back with my foodie friend, Cosmo, but wanted to give it another try because the restaurant is so close to where i live and the flowered and fountain'd courtyard setting is very attractive. So i returned for breakfast.
something about the french establishments - an air of arrogance; a scent of "we don't really care if you like us or not because we LOVE ourselves"; a glimmer of scorn behind the service.
I had a Croque Madame which is thinly sliced ham, swiss cheese and bechamel sauce between 2 pieces of bread and topped with 2 eggs. "traditionally", i was informed by Wade our waiter, the eggs are always fried but i asked for scrambled (really i felt i had to grovel) and i got them. All the tastes balanced and it wasn't overpowered by the cheese but i think $9.50 is a little too much for this dish.
Will i be back? c'est la vie.
Ahh, our Maggie gave the French another try...the Croque Madame is called that because the fried egg on
ReplyDeletetop of the melted cheese/ham, divine sandwich , looks like a breast ! This straight from Julia
Child... I savored this treat here in Houston ten days ago...also it was grilled in the traditional
press pan with shell imprint. Only thing lacking was Maggie herself, and the talking we like to do ! Now where do we go , Maggie ?