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BR ASSERIE MON CHOU CHOU
312 Pearl Pkwy., Bldg. 2, Ste. 2104 210-469-3743 brasseriemonchouchou.com Lunch and dinner daily; brunch Sun
Paris in Pearl Brasserie Mon Chou Chou combines the best of French cuisine with South Texas friendliness BY EDMUND TIJERINA
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hen creating a classic French menu, the decision of what cut of beef to use for steak frites takes on heightened importance. So chef Laurent RĂ©a pondered several different possibilities for Brasserie Mon Chou Chou. He considered one of the traditional French options, a bavette (flank steak) or onglet (hanger steak) but, instead, decided on a corn-fed classic. âI told (fellow co-founders) JĂ©rĂŽme (SĂ©rot) and Philippe (PlacĂ©), the steak frites has to be a signature item,â RĂ©a says. His choice: a gorgeously seared 12-ounce New York strip topped with a dollop of herbed butter. Itâs an all-American cut of beef that elevates a French restaurant standard and plants the Art Nouveau dĂ©cor firmly at home in South Texas. Indeed, I have to say that when weâre able to travel again and my wife and I can take our 12-year-old son to experience Paris for the
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