Origin and Background Bistro Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Bistro?
A
A small café
2
Q
What do traditional bistros have?
A
A large zinc bar, an extensive coffee and drinks menu, a succinct food offering
3
Q
Bistros are generally family businesses passed down generations?
A
True
4
Q
Bistros take an active part in the weekday running of things either in the kitchen or behind the bar?
A
False
5
Q
Difference between Brasseries and Bistros?
A
- Brasseries are large, open, noisy places; the menus are long but there are nearly always (oysters), soup and choucroute. (slabs of pate)
- Bistros are small, intimate, low-key (beef bourguignon*)
6
Q
How often the menu changes?
A
Daily
7
Q
Small/ Unpretentious café run by who?
A
Bougnats
8
Q
Who is Bougnats?
A
Auvergne immigrants settle in Paris
9
Q
Who created the Bouillon?
A
A certain Duval, a butcher by trade.
