"Toad In A Hole" at Bouchon Beverly Hills - It's been a long while since we had a relaxing brunch for just the two of us. The idea of trying out this relatively new
Bouchon Bistro has been floating around for a while, but neither one wanted to get up early on a Sunday and get properly dressed just to eat breakfast. I'd rather have it in my pajamas.
Bouchon Bistro Beverly Hills is the most recent establishment opened by Michelin star Chef Thomas Keller, the other two Bouchon Bistros are in Napa Valley and Las Vegas. An interesting bio about Mr. Keller - he is the only American chef to have been awarded simultaneous three star Michelin ratings for two different restaurants, French Laundry (Napa Valley) and Per Se (New York City).
The bistro occupies the sprawling ground level space as well as the second floor.
The downstairs patio area serves light meals, wine and beverages.
The smallish bakery section on the ground level.
The upstairs full service restaurant.
The brunch special, house-made sausage and scrambled eggs.
"Toad in the Hole" - crispy pork belly with baked egg in toasted brioche, wilted spinach and tomatoes.
Tarte au Citron, lemon tart.
It turns out the brunch special costs almost $40, which is much more than the delicious "Toad in the Hole" ($26.50) dish. I'm not really sure why this sausage dish is so pricey, and quite obvious it's an over-sized wiener. I suppose the labor cost stuffing these sausages is quite dear nowadays. And this has got to be one of the most expensive one I've ever had so far!
Bouchon Bistro | 235 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 | (310) 271-9910 | www.bouchonbistro.com
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Comments (4)
Man approved.
This working class gal does NOT approve.
That looks like a really pathetic amount of food for the price! D:
If I am going to spend that much money, I want more food!
Maybe it is just me, but those scrambled eggs look a little hinky-- but it could just be that I cook mine differently lol :P
That looks Yummy. We have a Bouchon bakery here in nyc too, of course we all know that it's American