An evening at Brasserie with family and friends
For those of you who look for holidays to celebrate, you may have noticed that last week was Bastille Day (July 14). It marks the day on which Frenchmen stormed the notorious prison and united the French people in a revolution.
Celebrating the City’s French Roots
By coincidence, we wound up dining in one of the city’s finest French restaurants on Bastille Day, along with a Rolla friend and her visiting relative from England. There’s always some concern when selecting the one restaurant where a guest will eat when visiting or passing through the city. You want to literally leave the visitor with a “fine taste in his mouth.” We chose Brasserie for good reason. You can never go wrong with this Central West End bistro for good service, fine food and fond memories.
Despite being larger than most Parisian bistros, Brasserie manages to keep the feeling and quaintness of its European counterparts. Other bonuses include valet parking and spacious sidewalk dining.
A Menu with Pizzazz
Bibb Lettuce with Lemon Vinaigrette. Crisp, fresh, and well dressed.
French Onion Soup with Comté cheese. Gougères cheese puffs (far left)
Trout Amandine with green beans, almonds, lemon confit and brown butter
Poulet au Vinaigre: tomato and vinegar braised chicken legs with polenta, and summer squash.
Mussels with white wine, garlic, shallots, creme fraiche and herbs.
Sea Scallops with citrus braised endive, navel orange, pistachios and navel orange beurre blanc.
Profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce
Raspberry Tart
Brasserie by Niche. 4580 Laclede Avenue, Central West End. Open: Dinner, Mon-Thu 5p-10p; Fri-Sat 5p-11p; Sun 5p-9p. Brunch Sat-Sun 10a-2p.
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