The next time you’re in San Francisco and you’re looking for an epic breakfast go stand in line at Tartine. Yea, you have to stand in line for a bit but trust me it’ll be worth the wait. Here’s what we do. We get an almond or chocolate croissant (rivals the best in France), a cup of fruited bread pudding and a croque monsieur…an open face sandwich with béchamel, gruyere, thyme and ham. With a cappuccino in one hand and a fork in the other, the three of us make short work of our repast. It ain’t cheap and the opportunities to be in the city for breakfast are limited but such a breakfast isn’t very far from thought.
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So it only seemed right when my daughter was home visiting that we do something epic for breakfast á la Tartine. No, couldn’t pull off a croissant and fruited bread pudding wasn’t in the cards. But croque monsieur was right up our alley…decided to up it one and made croque madame: same cheesy bread but a poached egg sits right on top. I whipped out my crumpet rings and made the crumpets ridiculously tall. A few slices of emmentaler cheese melted on top, a piece of grilled ham and a poached egg made our croque madame completely satisfying.
If you want to learn more about bread making at Tartine, watch their video. You'll even see some shots of the bakery and someone eating a croque monsieur. Sorry, it isn't me. I'm sorry it isn't me!
If you want to learn more about bread making at Tartine, watch their video. You'll even see some shots of the bakery and someone eating a croque monsieur. Sorry, it isn't me. I'm sorry it isn't me!
