I-La Madeleine Country Cafe French ne-Bakery yavula indawo yabo yokuqala ye-Little Rock kuleli sonto. Uma ubheka igama, ungacabanga ukuthi kwakuyisakhiwo sokudlela saseFrance esibucayi. Kodwa-ke, i-La Madeleine iyinto engavamile, yokudlela okusheshayo ngakho-ke ungesabi ukwehla ngekhefu lakho lokudla kwasemini. Le chain chain yokudlela yase Dallas inezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-75 eTexas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Oklahoma naseVirginia.
Lena yindawo yabo yokuqala ye-Arkansas.
Zonke izindawo zihlotshaniswa ukuze zifane ne-cafe yesiFulentshi. Ezinye zezindawo zisebenzela isitayela sokudlela sokudla, omusha ku-Markham ukhonza njenge-Panera Bread, lapho ubeka khona i-oda enkundleni bese uthola i-beeper.
Indawo yokudlela yayisekelwe empeleni ngumabhizinisi waseFrance, kodwa ukudla kuyinhlangano yaseMelika yokudla kwama-cafe eFrance. I-Cafe ithinta ukuthi basebenzisa izithako ezintsha bese bhaka emaqenjini amancane:
Ukusuka eParis kuya eProvence sithatha izintandokazi zendawo bese sizethula izivakashi zethu. Sikubiza ngokuthi isiFulentshi nge-wink ... ukuthatha ukudla okungcono kakhulu kwaseFrance nokusebenzisa izithako ezinhle kakhulu ezivela e-US siqinisekisa imikhiqizo emihle kakhulu yezivakashi zethu.
Ngangihlala eLa Madeleine ukudla kwasemini nasekudleni (isidlo ngesikhathi sokubuka kuqala). Amamenyu afana kakhulu. Isobho, ama-saladi kanye nama-sandwich alawula ubukhulu. Futhi banayo i-pastas ne-quiche. Ukuze kudle ukudla, umehluko kuphela uhlu lwewayini.
Ngokumangalisa ukuthi, izinto zemenyu eziwela ngaphansi kokulindela yizinto zesiFulentshi, kodwa kuphela ngoba ngangilindele ukudla okufana nesiFulentshi. Ngichitha i-semester eFrance futhi ngahlala eCroque Monsieurs. Lokho abanikelayo kuphela ngokungafani njengenguqulo yesiFulentshi, kodwa ngokuyisisekelo isitshisi seshizi nesinkwa esinezinwele.
Kuhle kakhulu uma ungahluleli ngegama layo. Isobho se-anyanisi saseFrance sasiphuthelwa izikhathi zombili, kepha isobho labo lesitamatisi sasayinelikhulu. Isobho lomamazambane lalihle kakhulu.
Into engiyintandokazi kwimenyu kwakuyi sandwich yaseTurkey & Brie. Iqukethe u-turkey obhemayo, ama-apula aphethwe yi-carameli kanye no-anyanisi no-Brie kanye noshizi owenziwe ngendwangu olwenziwe endlini olusakazwa ebhakwa emgqeni omuncu. Ngingayidla futhi. Isinkwa saleso sandwich sasiphundu. Izitshalo zabo nezithelo ezintsha nazo zazihle kakhulu.
I-La Madeleine inomdla wesinkwa lapho abantu abahlala khona kwezinye izindawo zeLa La Madeleine bahlambalaza. Ngacabanga ukuthi kwakungokudumala. Babe nezinhlobo ezintathu zesinkwa, izinhlobo ezimbili zejamu nebhotela. Isinkwa sasiyisinkwa esilula, hhayi nesinkwa esihle saseFrance. Ijamu le-strawberry lalifanelekile ukuzama.
I-dessert yenziwe indlu futhi iqukethe ama-cheesecake, ama-tortes nama-pastries anesihloko saseFrance. Zinezinguqulo ezincane eziningi zazo ukuze uziphathe ekupheleni kwesidlo sakho. Ikalitha yokubheka ibhekene nerejista ehlukile kusuka kubhalisi bokudla. Ngicabanga ngesikhathi sokudla kwamatasa okumatasa lokhu kungase kudideke. Isikhalazo esikhulu kwezinye izindawo zokudlela zaseLa Madeleine kudidekile ngenqubo yokuhleleka.
Kuzodingeka silinde futhi sibone ukuthi indawo ye-Little Rock ingcono yini.
Zibuye zivule ukudla kwasekuseni, nakuba angizange ngizame indawo ngesikhatsi sasekuseni. Imenyu yokudla kwasekuseni iquiche, amaqanda uBenedict namanye amaqanda amaqanda, ama-croissants nama-pastries, ama-crepes nezithelo. Ungakwazi, ngokuqinisekile, ukuthola i-ham, i-bacon kanye nesoseji.
Amanani aphakathi nobubanzi nesitolo esivamile esisevisi esisheshayo esisevisi esheshayo. I-soups ingaba ngu-$ 4 ngenkezo. AmaSaladi angaba ngu-$ 8. Ama-Pastas azungeze u-$ 9. Ama-sandwich angama- $ 7-9. Ama-desserts avela ezizungeze u-$ 3 ukuze uthole i-dessert encane ibe ngu- $ 10 naphezulu kwabaningi.
Cishe ngeke udumale uma udla kuLa Madeleine uma nje ungalindele ukudla okuyiqiniso kweFrance. Uma yilokho okufunayo, cishe uzoba ngcono ngeTerry ku- Heights . I-La Madeleine inikeza ukukhethwa okuhle kwesobho kanye namasangweji endaweni engavamile.
Kuyafaneleka ukuzama uma ufuna inkinobho eqinile.
I-La Madeleine itholakala ngo-12210 W. Markham St., eduze ne-Home Depot, vula lapho ubona khona uphawu lwe-Sir Speedy ukuze ungene endaweni yokupaka.