Artisan Saveurs

               

Last weekend on the way to Bon Marché we passed Artisan Saveurs, a small and charming restaurant/salon du thé on 72 rue du Cherche Midi. Their door and exterior woodwork had just been been painted a fresh layer of vivid red, beckoning us in for a spot of lunch and a cuppa.

               

The lunch menu was short, mostly tasty and straightforward interpretations of home-style dishes like fricassée du lapin (rabbit), millefeuille of lamb sweetbreads, marinated salmon and ragoût de cochon (braised pork) served with a healthy pile of salad and side dishes like polenta, gratinéed potatoes or rice. Comfortable seating, pleasant and cosy decor and attentive service may explain how this place has been in business for nearly ten years.

               

Their tea menu is long and our Darjeeling selections were brewed before being transferred to the teapot which is correct and would have been even better if they had been more generous with the tea leaves. I chose from the fairly large and tempting dessert and pastry menu a Savarin au Rhum, deliciously well-soused and surrounded by ladylike fruit slices.

All in, a genteel and tranquil place for lunch or a shopping pause in the neighbourhood. They also have baking classes if one is so inclined.

Below: a pictobrowser and composite images of home-cooked lunches for those days when I do not have any lunch appointments, some of which have featured on the blog before. To read the notes please place mouse over the word on the bottom right corner.

Comments

[iFoods.tv]

i loved your blog. so much interesting and delicious looking foods in there. I just started a video recipe site that shows you step by step how to make stuff, www.ifoods.tv and i also started out as a blogger so it's great seeing other bloggers doing well, keep up the good work"

[Yummy dummy]

Everytime I read your blog... I feel like my gastronomic experiences are that of a tadpole..

.. grr I'm gonna stop reading your blog!

[umami]

iFoods: thank you

yummy dummy: you know I'd rather be eating chilli crab and meepok tar most of the time no?

[babe_kl]

next time when you're back in KL, go get Sedap brand mee goreng. IMHO, it tasted better than Indomie ;-)

[umami]

Thanks babe_kl, Sedap eh? I've never heard of it before, would love to try.

[superfinefeline]

My fav home-cooked lunch pic is your chicken leg salad!

Comment vas-tu, mon amie? J'espere que tu vas bien et que tu n'ete encore malade?

[umami]

superfinefeline, merci, je suis en bien forme maintenant.

[superfinefeline]

De rien! Je suis heureux que tu est en bien forme. Envoyer mes meilleures souhaites a ton mari, ta fille & tes chiens! :)

Comme tu peut lire, mon francais a empire plus. :(