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about us
Crêperie du Château brings a whole new concept to crêpes
with our specially prepared wheat recipe. Unlike the crêpes
you may be accustomed to, our crêpes are full of flavor, savory
crêpes are made with organic wheat flour and able to maintain
their consistency throughout your entire dining experience.
The
fillings for our crêpes are delicious enough to stand alone
but when wrapped in our wonderful crêpes, the flavors blend
together to melt in your mouth. We created hundreds of recipes to
arrive at our unique menu. You will find not only many different
kinds of crêpes, but salads, entrees, desserts and other hidden
delights when you come to Crêperie du Château. We serve
breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and brunch on the weekend. We also
have a child's menu.
We are conveniently located in Uptown on McKinney Avenue on the ground
level of the Château Plaza office building at the corner of
Fairmount . Free parking is available in the Château Plaza garage,
in the 1st and 2nd floors, right next to the restaurant.
We invite you to try our crêpes, an experience unlike any you have had before!
history of the crêpe
Legend has it that this dish was invented by a woman who, after accidentally
spilling the porridge, decided to cook it on the stove. This produced
the very first "Galette". Fire was the secret element required
to capture the delicious flavors of the different ingredients. The
"Crêpe", or as it was traditionally known the "Galette",
was born.
The
recipe for making crêpes is very old and they have been prepared
in many different ways over 9,000 years. They have been made of wheat
flour, corn flour or flour produced from other cereal grains.
In Brittany, on the west coast of France, Crêpes can be enjoyed
any time of the day. Traditionally they are soft and thin and various
fillings can be added to them. "Crêperies", restaurants
specializing in making Crêpes have only existed since the beginning
of the 20th century. The advent of tourism has meant that the French
style Crêpes are now known all over the world and they have
become one of the symbols of French gastronomy.
In France, Crêpes are traditionally served on Candlemas which
is celebrated on the 2nd of February. As with most festivals, Candlemas
has not escaped the superstitions usually associated with traditional
celebrations. It was believed that the first pancake had to be cooked
with the right hand while holding a gold coin "Louis d' Or"
in the left hand to ensure wealth for the year to come.
Also, on this date in the middle of winter, people's thoughts turned
to Spring and they wondered how much longer they would have to bear
the cold weather. Popularly, it was believed that "if Candlemas
be fair and bright, winter has another flight". If in the United
States a marmot is used to check the arrival of Spring, in France
the weather at Candlemas is thought to give a good indication of what
is to come: good weather means that the winter will last "forever". |
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