What the crepe?

All right, I know you've been wondering where I have been. It's been a long time since my last post. I have to say that I have been enjoying the food and not super looking forward to writing about it, but this is what I set out to do and I will continue it!

One day, I had the fortune of working in Cotswold, a prime location for some Top 100 dishes. I chose Cafe Monte for my lunch. Unfortunately, I received a call from my bosses right as I was seated, so I ended up talking to them and not ordering for awhile. By the time my Smoked Ham and Cheese Crepe came out, I had to shovel it in and put half in a to-go box!

The cafe is really cute - it gives an air of being outside while dining inside. There was some construction around it for a Whole Foods (yippee!) so it also took out some of my lunch hour trying to find out how to actually get to the restaurant. I had a cup of French Onion Soup to start:


Perfect for a cold day

The soup was definitely good, but I think I realized I'm more of a fan of the cheese than any actual french onion soup....



The crepe came out some time later and was definitely delicious, although eating anything very quickly can take away from the experience.



Breakfasty goodness

My first thoughts were of breakfast. The crepe had egg in it, which I wasn't expecting, and the bechamel sauce tasted a bit like gravy. I was a little thrown by what really tasted like a breakfast dish at lunch but, all in all, it was quite good. I would definitely like to re-visit Cafe Monte and sample some of the other menu items when I'm not in such a rush!

Now, onto the next:
I'm adding this little nugget in here because it wasn't technically a Top 100 dish, but it was mentioned in a little section in the article - eating illegal bread at Mez. I went to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn with Anna at the Epicentre. I was super excited because I could eat DINNER while watching a MOVIE in a theatre! Who came up with that? He/she is a genius. When I read the article, I thought they were talking about real "illegal" bread, like you're not supposed to take food in to a movie, but Mez has a dish called illegal bread and it's one of the dishes you can eat while enjoying a film. I ate WAY too much that night - I had been so excited that I hadn't really eaten a lot that day. The movie seats are comfy but the "table" that they give you to eat on and is not that big....at least not big enough for me. I had the illegal bread, a chicken salad, and then tiramisu for dessert. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of the tiramisu, but here's a pic of the bread:

OMG, it's so good. The description from the menu is "ricotta, feta, cream cheese in a phyllo pastry, tomato chow chow" and it is delicious. I should have just had the bread and tiramisu but my eyes were bigger than my stomach. This bread is soooo creamy and cheesy, it really should be illegal. The tomato chow chow was a bit confusing because I thought it was like a weak marinara...but still good.

The tiramisu was in a glass so it was more vertical than anything I've had so far. It had a pretty thick layer of cocoa on the top, which turned me off a bit, but the layers were good - still not as good as Mike's (sadly).

All in all, the movie was great, the food was delicious - I will definitely revisit this spot!