Le café brasserie

I previously posted some detail of this place, so here is the big picture, as they say. Most people are familiar with what a café is, but do you know what a brasserie is? A brasserie is a restaurant that serves basic French cuisine. It is more informal than a restaurant and will frequently be open later (or not close at all), catering to the "after theater/night club" crowd. The word brasserie means "brewery" and, while most urban brasseries don't brew their own beer these days, they always have several brands on tap and others available in bottles. There's nothing like a cold beer on a hot day in Paris. Except maybe a crisp glass of chablis.

I don't remember the name of this place, but it's in the 15th Arrondissement. Paris, September 2006.

By the time you read this, our little Tasha will be in surgery or in recovery. She's having an artificial ligament implanted in her knee to replace the one she tore last week. Ouch. We will pick her up from the vet's office on Thursday. Recovery will take a while (two or more months) and will probably be a challenge for us all. We'll know more about it after we speak to the doctor.