Pain Perdu

[DonRocks]

5 hours ago, Mark Slater said:

Sliced [Trader Joe's] brioche loaf made the best French toast (pain perdu) ive ever made.

Hey now, Pain Perdu is made with stale bread. Okay, in theory, it's made with stale bread.

[Mark Slater]

1 minute ago, DonRocks said:

Hey now, Pain Perdu is made with stale bread. Okay, in theory, it's made with stale bread.

True, but, it was totally delicious.

[DonRocks]

19 hours ago, Mark Slater said:

True, but, it was totally delicious.

I distinctly remember the first time I ever had Pain Perdu - it was at L'Amandier de Mougins, a spinoff of Le Moulin de Mougins (sort of like how Central  (*) was an offshoot of Citronelle). That entire meal was wonderful, and spent with a delightful group of people - thanks for conjuring up that forgotten memory. I know for a fact this was the first time I ever tried it, because I was still learning French, saw the menu, and exclaimed to my tablemates (in my roadside French), "What is *lost* bread?"

As an aside, I sent some very special out-of-town guests to Central just last night, and the feedback is that it was mixed.

[Mark Slater]

15 hours ago, DonRocks said:

Hey now, Pain Perdu is made with stale bread. Okay, in theory, it's made with stale bread.

It was Trader Joe's bread. If you don't freeze it immediately it's stale in a day.

[Pat]

12 minutes ago, Mark Slater said:

It was Trader Joe's bread. If you don't freeze it immediately it's stale in a day.

Or it gets moldy.  Three days until mold is my experience.