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Cafe Du Monde is Coming to Midtown
That headline is cruel to anybody who has ever been to the real Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. I’m sorry… but I couldn’t help it. Clearly New Orleans’ Cafe du Monde is not opening up on 37th btw. 5+6th in Midtown. There is no mention of beignets on the sign, and the logo is terrible. I kind of have to wonder- are these people idiots? I know technically it just means “Cafe of the World”, and there is no fear of anybody confusing a generic Midtown deli with one of the greatest coffee shops/fried-dough-covered-in-powdered-sugar makers in the world. But is this legal?
Beignet lovers… I’ll make it up to you after the jump
Er… I kind of realized that picture probably makes things worse.
Posted: September 9th, 2008 under Deli, New Orleans, News.
Comments: 21
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Comments
Comment from Blondie
Time: September 9, 2008, 10:15 am
Worse! My morning just got worse!
Comment from Anonymous
Time: September 9, 2008, 10:20 am
that’s just wrong. we should run over there and flood their basement
Comment from Tim
Time: September 9, 2008, 10:22 am
are beignets available ANYWHERE in the city (outside of fancy restaurants).
omg - i just wanna eat a beignet. is that too much to ask in a city that is supposed to have everything?
Comment from casadelun
Time: September 9, 2008, 10:26 am
Does anybody know where can I get a box of the beignet mix in the city?
Comment from tim
Time: September 9, 2008, 11:02 am
this is depressing.
Comment from Yvo
Time: September 9, 2008, 11:07 am
You’re a jerk, Zach. That picture just made my stomach hurt from desire.
Comment from Yvo
Time: September 9, 2008, 11:08 am
You guys probably already knew this, but http://shop.cafedumonde.com/mpr/mdb-cafed?cfg=cafed&fnc=3&style=4&form=detail.htm&header=detailHeader.htm&footer=detailFooter.htm&rno=6
you can buy it online.
Comment from Rootbeer
Time: September 9, 2008, 11:17 am
“are beignets available ANYWHERE in the city (outside of fancy restaurants).”
F&B Gudt Food has ‘em. The 53rd and 3rd Midtown location has been gone since the beginning of the year, but the Chelsea location at 23rd and 8th is still there. They’re decent.
Comment from DubbininBklyn
Time: September 9, 2008, 11:30 am
It aint rocket science,..
Ingredients:
* 1 envelope active dry yeast
* 1 1/2 cups warm water (approx. 105°)
* 1/2 cup granulated sugar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 eggs, beaten
* 1 cup evaporated milk
* 7 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup shortening, softened
* oil for deep frying
* powdered sugar
Preparation:
In large bowl, sprinkle yeast over the warm water; stir to dissolve and let stand for 5 minutes. Add sugar, salt, beaten eggs, and evaporated milk. Whisk or use electric mixer to blend thoroughly. Add 4 cups of the flour; beat until smooth. Add shortening; gradually blend in remaining flour. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 4 hours or overnight. Roll out on floured board to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 2 1/2 to 3-inch squares. Deep fry at 360° for 2 to 3 minutes until lightly browned on both sides. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle generously with powdered sugar. Serve hot with coffee.
Dough can cut and frozen, separated in container with waxed paper.
Makes 4 to 5 dozen.
Comment from Goats
Time: September 9, 2008, 11:32 am
Dick move on the photo LOL!
I love Cafe Dumond!!!! Sadly, I am not allowed to go back to the Big Easy as I always “misbehave” there…and by misbehave, I mean get exceedingly drunk and crawl around on the streets for days on end….
Comment from Mamacita
Time: September 9, 2008, 12:18 pm
LOL. Maybe this is punishment for all the mean things we say to the Tuesday Profiled Luncher.
Did anyone notice there’s isn’t one today? Zach, did we finally chase them all away :-(
Comment from casadelun
Time: September 9, 2008, 12:23 pm
Thanks for the recipe, but this site ruined me. I need my beignet fix pronto. Now all I can think of is going home and making them to munch on. I wanted to get the mix because I don’t have to wait for 4 hours to fry them.
This is torture.
Comment from DubbininBklyn
Time: September 9, 2008, 12:34 pm
Wait till you get a load of today’s profiled ML’er… I am waiting to let someone else strike the first blow…
Comment from Blondie
Time: September 9, 2008, 12:35 pm
Why do I keep looking at this?!
Comment from Jill
Time: September 9, 2008, 2:59 pm
Not positive, but I think I remember seeing the mix at Citeralla, on 6th ave and 9th st. Call to make sure….
Comment from Swan
Time: September 9, 2008, 11:39 pm
Damn, read the headline and clicked in. Such a shame.
Comment from Bywater
Time: September 10, 2008, 1:41 am
If you’re really jonesing for fried dough and powdered sugar, the San Gennaro festival kicks off this week:
http://www.sangennaro.org/free.htm
As methadone is to heroin, zeppole are to beignets — no substitute for the real thing, but better than nothing.
Comment from Daniel
Time: September 11, 2008, 12:52 pm
oh boy there’s nothing like cafe au lait and a beignet at Cafe Du Monde.. mmm that’s a good memory
Comment from Amy
Time: September 11, 2008, 3:02 pm
CRUEL!! and they used to have the real Cafe Du Monde coffee and mix at Dean & Deluca (…I know…) for a million dollars
Comment from Jessica
Time: September 19, 2008, 9:19 am
OMG!!! I saw the headline quickly and my heart went a flutter. But then the disappointment. Oh I want to first flight out of here to New Orleans! Mmmmmm…the chickory coffee. The crap here is just that…crap! Yummmmy…the beignets. DunkinDonuts has NOTHING on these beignets. So hot and gooey, dusted with the finest powedered sugar I’ve ever tasted. Heaven…just heaven! I can’t believe some idiot is getting away with this! But thank you so very, very much for clearing up the confusion. And btw, there is an A&P supermarket in Weehawken/North Bergen on River Road that sells both the Cafe Du Monde chickory coffee AND the beignet mix. For those of you who do not drive and are not willing to rent a ZipCar, there is a bus that leaves from the Port Authority that stops there.
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