Count on a Monte Cristo
The monte cristo, international cousin to the croque-monsieur and the cubano and contemporary of the reuben was a popular diner specialty in the fifties, somehow losing a little ground in the following decades as folks started thinking twice about the idea of eating battered and deep-fried sandwich.
French Toast Strata*
I developed this dish when running the Sunday brunch service at the JP neighborhood restaurant. I had just made a particularly awesome savory brie and chive strata for a breakfast event and became so enamored by the adaptability of the recipe that when revisiting the brunch menu, decided to do a sweet version to fill … Read more
