Julien's Journal September 2016 (Volume 41, Number 9) | Page 62

Local Flavor

Croissant sandwich

FAST FACTS

Café
Fraiche
609 E. 22 St.
On the corner of Queen St.,
next to Sacred Heart Church
Dubuque, IA 52001
[phone]
www.cafefraiche.com
Open seven days a week
from 6:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Dine-in or carry-out
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Fraiche can also prepare carry out orders
of their scones, pastries, and to-die-for
cookies.
Katelyn floats from the back of the house to
the front of the house to ensure perfect service and communication with the kitchen.
She studied at Le Cordon Bleu Institute and
has many years of experience in the hospitality industry. She loves working day in
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Peaches and creme crepe

and day out with her family, including her
husband Michael, who is the head chef.
While in the process of designing the menu
for Café Fraiche, it was discovered that
crepes were one of Michael’s favorite dishes
to prepare. Michael’s love of making crepes
and the ladies’ idea for a quaint, Frenchinspired café married perfectly to create
Café Fraiche. The menu is very diverse
and features menu items for breakfast and
lunch. Breakfast is served all day long and
the crepes range from sweet and traditional, to savory and filled with great flavor
combinations.
Some of the most popular crepes on the
menu are the Mixed Berry Crepes. These
light and delicate crepes are filled with and
wrapped around rich Bavarian cream and
then covered with a warm mixed berry
topping comprised of blueberry, raspberry,
black berry, and strawberry crowned with a
dollop of fresh whipped cream.
The Peaches and Cream Crepes are also very
popular at Café Fraiche and are definitely a
taste of summer. The crepes are filled with
cinnamon cream cheese and then topped
with a fresh peach sauce, whipped cream,
and toasted pecans. They are almost too
pretty to eat.
The Sweet Crepe Trio has one Mixed Berry
Crepe, one Peaches and Cream Crepe, and
one Nutella Crepe that is filled with Nutella
Hazelnut Spread and then topped with a

Croque Madame

choice of strawberries or bananas. All three
are topped with fresh whipped cream.
If sweet crepes are over the top for you at
breakfast, there are multiple savory crepes
available at Café Fraiche. The Southwest
Crepe is definitely savory in style and full
of flavor. It features two crepes stuffed with
scrambled eggs, sausage, onion, and green
pepper topped with red pepper coulis and
the best hollandaise sauce. Every forkful
explodes with flavor. Katelyn’s personal
favorite is the Savory Chicken Crepe. This
menu item features two crepes stuffed with
chicken and asparagus and then topped
with their famous house made hollandaise
sauce.
Another popular menu item at Café Fraiche
is the French toast made from sliced French
baguettes and is served with your choice of
bacon, sausage link, or sausage patty. The
French toast can also be topped with a selection of fruit toppings.
Sliced French baguettes are also the base
for Croque Madame. The sliced bread is
topped with egg, ham, and Gruyere cheese
and served with hash browns. For the
heartier breakfast eater there is the Build
Your Own Omelet or a Ham Steak and Eggs
Omelet. If traditional is more your taste in
the morning, the Breakfast Sandwich can’t
be beat. A buttery croissant is topped with
your choice of ham, sausage patty, or bacon,
one egg, choice of cheese, and served with