News
Spring arrives on Friday, March 21st!
Thank goodness – it’s been a pretty gray winter. We’re starting the seeds for our gardens, planning a great Easter Brunch, baking Hamantashen for Purim, revising menus in the Café, Market, and for Catering, as well starting our Spring Cleaning.
Easter Brunch – A New Tradition
Join us in the Café for an outstanding Brunch on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. We will not be running our regular breakfast menu. In its place will be a delightful brunch offering the following:
Easter Sunday Brunch Buffet
Fresh Fruit Salad
Eggs Benedict
Eggs Florentine
Cappucino French Toast
Mini Hot Cakes with Maple Syrup and Whipped Cream
3 Cheese Egg Strata
Smoked Salmon Salad Crisps
House Cured Bacon
Berkshire Ham with whole grain mustard
All Natural Maple Brined Turkey with cranberry mayo
Crispy Potatoes
Pasta Gratin
Bagels, mini muffins, scones, sticky buns, fruit focaccia
Flavored Butters and Cream Cheeses
House Salad with choice of dressing
Assorted House Baked Miniatures for Dessert
Coffee and Tea Included
One Beverage per Child
We strongly recommend reservations. There are five seatings of an hour and a half each. They begin at 8:30am for the early birds, and follow with 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, and the last at 2:30pm. The cost is $18.95 per adult, $9.95 for children 5 – 12, and free for the little ones up to four. Join us – we look forward to the beginning of a new tradition. Download our Easter Brunch menu in PDF format (75KB).
Purim, the Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Ester with much joy and feasting arrives the same day as Spring this year. Gramma Bloom was the baker in the family, and while I don’t have her recipe for Hamantashen, I remember them coming out of the oven in her large kitchen in Brooklyn. Filled with poppy seeds or prune, the triangular pastries were eagerly awaited, enjoyed warm with a cup of cocoa or glass of milk. They will be available in the Market for a week, beginning Wednesday, March 19th. Enjoy!
SPRING CLEANING
It’s time to make room on the shelves for new products. Every Tuesday in April is Spring Cleaning Tuesday. Take 20% off all retail items, including olive oils, preserves, vinegars, and CHOCOLATE!!!
Food
Blue Plate Specials
Many of you have been enjoying our Blue Plate Specials. Hearty meals, made from scratch each day, ready for you to heat and serve when you get home. Next week’s offerings start with Sundried Tomato and Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breast, Oven Poached Salmon with Meyer Lemon Dill Sauce, Marinated Skirt Steak, Pork Tenderloin with Cherry Balsamic Reduction, and Roast Turkey Dinner. The menu for the week beginning Tuesday, March 18th is attached. Watch for our ad in the weekly edition of the Shore Line Newspapers. Feel free to call ahead to reserve your dinner, and add a soup of the day and scrumptious dessert when you are ready. Download our Blue Plate Specials menu in PDF format (38KB).
Sandwich Platters
Sandwich platters are a perfect fit for a quick office lunch or casual gathering at home. We roast all natural beef top rounds for our roast beef, brine and roast our turkey breasts. Our breads are delivered fresh each day from New York. We prefer you give us a days notice on platters, but if you are in a pinch, please call and talk to Alena or Brendan on the Café line, 203.488.7779, and they will do their best to accommodate you. Download our Sandwich Platters menu here in PDF format (60KB).
Bakery
Finally, a menu. It describes how we build a cake, the types of cakes, fillings and icings available, a description of a few of our favorites, and prices. Download our Cakes menu in PDF format (36KB).
Events
Spring seems to be the season for baby and bridal showers. We have hosted a number of events here in the Café, as well as many in clients’ homes or other venues. You can order what you like from the Market Party Menu, attached, or call Betsey on the Catering line, 203.488.7100 for a menu designed just for you, as well as wait and bar staff, rentals, and anything else you need to make the event a low stress success. Download the Market Party Menu here in PDF format (112KB).
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La Cuisine Café • Market • Catering
750 East Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
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Phone: 203.488.7100
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