CREPE HOLIDAY IN FRANCE

The Catholic holiday of Candlemas, on 2 February, is a feast to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of baby Jesus. In France, this holiday is called la Chandeleur, Fête de la Lumière, or crêpe day.

Not only do the French eat a lot of crêpes on Chandeleur, but they also do a bit of fortune telling while making them. It is traditional to hold a coin in your writing hand and a crêpe pan in the other, and flip the crêpe into the air. If you manage to catch the crêpe in the pan, your family will be prosperous for the rest of the year. .  Bruno, as a young boy, used to go to his cousins where they would let him try to toss the crepe.

CREPES—WHAT ARE THEY?

In Paris, crêpes can be eaten any time, any place, any where. There are sweet crêpes and savory (salée)  

The name originated from the Old French crespe meaning "curled." The Old French word came from the Latin crispus. In this you see the origin of the English "crisp."

In Brittany (where Bruno’s Mom is from)  the savory crepes are made with buckwheat flour.  Buckwheat originated in China and made its way to eastern Europe (where it is commonly used in making blintzs) and migrated to France's west coast, côte oeust, Bretagne.  These types of savory crepes are actually called galettes.

We personally find these too heavy and prefer the Parisian style.  We make the same batter for both the sweet and savory crepes, the only change between the two, we add sugar to the sweet.

 

Crepes are made by pouring a thin liquid batter onto a hot crepe maker.  The batter is spread evenly over the cooking surface with a wooden spatula.  The crepe batter should be poured when the customer ordering the crepe and the crepes should be crispy and warm on the periphery, and soft and moist in the interior.

Our crêpes are always made directly in front of the customer, affording a close up of the mesmerizing perspective of the spinning, filling, and folding.

 

You can see our crepe menu here

 

 

                                                                                                                      

 

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