boulangepicier - Paris
My attempt to go to Kayser was thwarted when we found the bakery on Rue Monge closed when we got there, but that night my brother happened to give me an article that talked about how Eric Kayser and Alain Ducasse had teamed up as owners of boulangepicier, which is sort of a modern combination of a bakery/gourmet market. I read that they serve sandwich brochettes, so we rushed out for our next available lunch. I couldn’t wait to have sandwiches on a stick.
Mini-Brochette - Pesto and Tomato on Basil Bread, Duck Fillet and Caramelized Onion on Tomato Bread, and Chevre and Olive Tapenade on Olive Bread. I love how so many flavors are packed onto one plate (and along one stick), and yet remain distinct within their separate spheres of sandwich. The duck was my favorite — nicely sweet and savory. The bread was a little chewier than I expected, but I thought it was good overall.
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Club Sandwich and ‘”be” Sandwich. Both came with four strips of sandwich with two different fillings. One had salmon and cucumber as well as chicken. The other involved curry as well as something else I don’t remember. I liked how the crusts were so neatly cut off and how they were stacked in a skewer vertically, unlike my horizontal brochette.
And although this is very much a sandwich bar, with most orders to go, we were still able to enjoy a lovely bottle of wine with lunch at a counter in the back. No sense breaking our streak…
Edit: I just put it together that it’s Eric Kayser who owns the two Breadbars in LA. I’ll have to check them out.
