La Paulee dinner (menu)

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Christian Miller (CMM):

originally posted by mark e:

originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:

originally posted by mark e:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
proper parsing of blinis aux levain grillé is 'toasted (sourdough blinis)'. I take this to be the chef's creativity on display: s/he will make blini from a sourdough-style batter.

Looking at the picture now, you are right. Nothing toasted probably. Looks like a fairly standard-issue blin with some sort of cultured milk product and caviar. The misinterpretation comes because a "loaf of levain" is often used in spoken English to mean a "loaf of pain au levain;" JL knew that but persisted nonetheless.

JL "knew" nothing of the kind. I have never heard the phrase "a loaf of levain" prior to this claim. Indeed, I did not know that levain is considered and English word.

OK. I take your word for it, but anyone who has lived in the SF Bay Area would likely agree with me.

Indeed. "I'll take a loaf of levain" is probably heard 30+ times a day at Acme Bakery in Berkeley.

At my green market today:

 

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