But I gotta tell you about lunch at Cafe Centre on rue Montorgueil. (If you've read earlier blog entries, let me assure you that I do actually go other places once in a while, but the homing device just keeps pulling me back here!) As I was sloshing along in the rain I walked by Cafe Centre just as the waiter was putting up the blackboard with the lunch specials. Top of the list: Brandade with a green salad! A perfect dish for a day like today, and I haven't had it in years. It's basically cod and potatoes, but oh so tastily prepared! You poach the cod in milk (yup, in milk) that you've seasoned with some herbs, bay leaf, etc. Meanwhile you boil some potatoes. Then you mash the potatoes, adding plenty of the poaching milk and some butter. You flake the cod, chop some chives, and mix it all in with the potatoes. My goodness, it's rich and warming and better than chicken soup for what ails you! The cafe added a flourish of fresh herbs (parsley, dill, chives, chervil) and a couple slices of lemon to the presentation. With a glass of Sancerre and a puff pastry cracker and a slice of baguette - glorious! See for yourself.
And here is view from my table to the shops across the street. From left to right, a vegetable shop, a fruit shop, a fish shop, a beef shop, a ham and sausage shop.
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