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A recipe adapted from the Culver City cafe, which offers the French comfort food. Croque-madame sandwiches rich béchamel sauce and ham between two slices of pullman bread, then tops it with cheese and a fried egg.
French comfort food (Chicago Tribune)
Hours: Lunch noon-4 pm, Dinner 5-10 pm Tue-Fri.; The classic French bistros, in their purest form, serve as more than the local food joint.
Bistro Les Minots 47-16 30th Ave., Astoria (718) 606-2535 bistrolesminots.com Cuisine: French (Queens Tribune)
The French countryside has long proved fertile ground for English writers looking to impart a certain kind of magic. Think of the service it has done for Peter Mayle, Joanne Harris, Sebastian Faulks and Julian Barnes, among many others. Often this landscape is idealised. The locals are charming, Nature is at its most beneficent, the food's delicious, and the wine's even better. Romance and ...