Abstract : This article deals with the chef Jacky Robert, who brings French cuisine at a reasonable price to Boston University's campus. He cooks traditional french dishes and his café, the "Petit Robert Bistro", is the perfect place to take a date, for an anniversary dinner or somewhere to go out to eat with a few close friends.
Quotation : "From a family of well-practiced and renowned French chefs, executive chef Jacky Robert brings genuine French cuisine at a reasonable price to Boston University’s campus. Robert is a well-seasoned French chef who pours his passion for fine, authentic French cuisine into every dish he creates, and you can taste it. General Manager Ishmael Guessous said, “We try to give customers a taste of France in an affordable way.”
The restaurant itself is a small yet elegantly understated café-style restaurant that serves traditionally home-cooked food with a price that will surprise even the most frugal of college students.
The chrome finish signage reading “Petit Robert Bistro” found above the large, unadorned windows makes the restaurant seem like it might serve modern French fusion cuisine. Upon entering the bistro, however, the pastel-yellow walls are reminiscent of a Mediterranean style and framed, vintage French ads, hung above tightly packed tables with space for no more than three or four to sit at, imply that the French bistro experience will be a genuine one. Guessous explains that a lot of smaller restaurants in Boston seem to slap the word “bistro” onto their store fronts in hopes of making their eateries more appealing and high-brow to the ignorant patron. At Petit Robert, on the other hand, Chef Robert takes great pride in serving the home-cooked style food that is traditionally found in bistros around France. Robert takes advantage of his years of culinary training while keeping in mind the desires of the customers by creating dishes that are rooted in traditional French recipes but can be ordered for a reasonable price. [...]
Petit Robert Bistro is a great way to step out of the city of Boston and into the city of Paris. You can taste some authentic dishes that are made with care and careful preparation as well as some non-traditional dishes that are made with the same amount of care. Although the space seems cluttered with chairs and small tables, it adds to the feel of a crowded French café—along with the light-up replica of the Eiffel tower just outside the front windows. The ambiance and atmosphere is very intimate and romantic. At sundown, the house lights are dimmed and the candles are lit. This small eatery is the perfect place to take a date for an anniversary dinner or somewhere to go out to eat with a few close friends. The price range is a little steep for the typical college student, but considering the amount of time and hard work that goes into every dish—let alone the amazing flavor—the cost is very reasonable."
Index terms : French chef, Café, Bistro, Jacky Robert, University, Boston.
Found with : Google alert "French chef".
URL : http://dailyfreepress.com/2012/01/25/paris-in-boston-petit-robert-bistro/
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