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Lynn has been unavailable for lunch the past few months but has resurfaced in November. We had a nice, long lunch and caught up and I am happy she is writing the review today.
Le Temps des Cerises – that’s where Richard and I had lunch the other day – a small medieval house turned bistro in 1830 on the corner of rue de la Cerisaie and the long quiet street, le Petit Musc, where, it’s rumored, Victor Hugo could be seen scrurrying along after secretly leaving his house (and wife) in Place des Vosges to visit his incredibly faithful actress mistress Juliette Drouet on the Left Bank.
But enough gossip.
Lunch was superb. For 13 euros we had a most filling and delicious formule: an entrée and plat. The entrée was a light green vegetable velouté that afterwards had me scouring every Mona Lisait book store for a little jewel devoted to these thick, rich French soups. Someday, I will find that little book; in the meantime, I know that once you have the ingredients just right you mix them with a long electric tool called a “pied,” which I do own and which whirls everything to just the right velvety consistency. What a delight the taste is.
Following the velouté, Richard and I both chose the cabillaud, a marvelous cod in pesto sauce, served over roasted zucchini and green beans. Ahhhh!! And the serving was so generous I couldn’t finish it all.
Richard knows I am not a fan of fruit (yes, that does mean fruit in general – one of only three people perhaps in the entire universe who rejects raspberries and kiwi and bananas, etc., outright) and since Richard didn’t want to eat the pear crumble all alone, he abstained, but oh, it did look scrumptious, even to “fruit rejecter” me.
As we were having our coffee, in came two California friends, Jerry and Daniel, who visit Paris three months every year and who eat at least once a week at Le Temps des Cerises. Jerry said he is amazed that in all the time they have been eating there they have almost never seen the same special twice, and what they have had has always invariably been good. Furthermore, Sylvie the waitress is always as nice as possible. High praise.
And you may even fall in love there, but beware of a broken heart, as the song foretells:
Quand vous en serez au temps des cerises
Si vous avez peur des chagrins d'amour
Évitez les belles !
Moi qui ne crains pas les peines cruelles
Je ne vivrai pas sans souffrir un jour...
Quand vous en serez au temps des cerises
Vous aurez aussi des chagrins (peines) d'amour !
When it’s cherry season time
If you’re afraid of a broken heart
Avoid attractive people!
Since I’m not afraid of cruel hurt
I will inevitably suffer one day…
And when it’s cherry season time for you
You too will have a broken heart!
(“Le Temps des Cerises” written in 1866 by Jean-Baptiste Clément and often associated with the 1870 Paris Commune. Hugo would have heard the song when he returned from exile on the Isle of Guernsey in 1870).
31 rue de Cerisaie,75004
Metro: Bastille or Sully Morland
Open everyday for lunch and dinner
01 42 72 08 63
Daniel (left), Jerry (right)
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New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotteís professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.
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