A winter-time Alsatian treat: baguette covered with nutmeg cream, bacon, onion, and gruyère cheese, then baked to perfection.
Appetizers & Sides
Hors d’oeuvre/appetizer/starter and sides – small dishes that can start or accompany a meal.
Đậu chiên sốt trứng muối • Fried tofu with salted egg sauce
Deliciously crispy pieces of tofu coated in a decadent umami salted egg yolk sauce.
Tartare de saumon • Salmon tartare
If you have always been under the impression that making ‘tartare de saumon’ was too complicated, this recipe is here to prove you of the contrary! This dish is indeed rarely prepared at home since so many French restaurants offer it on their menu. The […]
Súp măng cua • Vietnamese asparagus crab soup
A delicious and beautiful soup containing white asparagus, crab, chicken, and quail eggs- commonly served as an appetizer during Vietnamese parties and weddings.
Bò lá lốt • Grilled lemongrass beef in lốt leaf
Skewers of minced beef seasoned with lemongrass wrapped in fragrant lá lốt – lolot/piper sarmentosum leaves.
Vol-au-vent de Boursin au saumon • Smoked salmon & Boursin puff pastry bites
We don’t know about you, but we are incredibly excited to be fully vaccinated so we can have dinner with friends and family again.When the time comes, these salmon Boursin vol-au-vent amuse-bouches will be a huge hit with your loved ones! Deliciously airy and crispy […]
Garlic mustard “Boursin” cheese
This is a super easy and delicious cream cheese spread that you will definitely love! We have developed this recipe with garlic mustard that we foraged at a local state park in our area – you can imagine our excitement when we made it! Garlic […]
Bánh gối • “Pillow” meat hand pies
Bánh gối, bánh xếp, bánh quai vạc- these hand pies are known by many names in Vietnam, depending on the region you’re in. But a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, and a bánh gối by any name would taste just as […]
Céleri rémoulade
“Céleri rémoulade” is one of these dishes that Maxime grew up with but that he can rarely find here in the U.S.He remembers the countless times this was served as an appetizer at school. This dish is also very commonly found in French restaurants on […]