“During the French Revolution, when Louis XVI decided to raise taxes on bread,

 people marched from Paris from Faubourg St. Augustine to Versailles to protest.

When they reached Versailles, that’s when Marie Antoinette said ‘

If they can’t afford it,

let them eat cake!’ ” says Point.

At the time, areas that are now arrondissements in Paris were suburbs.

Many of his dishes are named after these faubourgs, including Montparnasse,

Le Marais, Les Halles.

Point plans to start dinner service but for now, he’s waiting for a liquor licence.

He’ll be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday by September.

Faubourg also offers afternoon teas daily, from noon to 5, the $25.50 version

(mini-brioche sandwiches, scones, mini-pastries and fruit souffle)

for those without a calorie care in the world and a scaled-

down $16 version if you’re calorie cautious.

This Thursday afternoon, my friends and I went to Faubourg in Kerrisdale for afternoon high tea.  Once I stepped into Faubourg, I noticed its elegant decor and the long line up behind the counter.

For the afternoon tea menu, there were 2 choices to choose from: the pink afternoon tea and the purple afternoon tea.

Having not eaten much for breakfast, I decided to opt for the pink afternoon tea while both of my friends chose the purple afternoon tea option.

For the pink afternoon tea ($25.50), it was supposed to include 3 types of sandwiches: salmon, chicken and beef. we ended up having 2 beef sandwiches and a salmon sandwich. The beef sandwiches (with apple and country ranch dressing) were, in my view, a bit bland.

Yu Ting and I~

The purple afternoon tea also came with a scone and a variety of pastries.  The scone was ok and the pastries included: the Fruit Souffle, Mini Lemon Tart, Mini Opera, Chocolate Mousse and a Parfait.  Of the pastries, I highly recommended the black currant souffle.  It was very flavourful and the souffle wasn’t too soggy.  That was definitely the highlight of the afternoon tea experience.

 Overall, I thought the experience was mediocre.

my take home~Ha, and Cheese $7.95+HST 

Chouquette$2.9+HST

DirectionsThe residents of Kerrisdale have never wanted for stylish clothes or stationary,

but notable gastro destinations remained elusive.

The brand new bistro-cum-coffee shop-cum-bakery Faubourg Paris comes

 with Gallic street cred (French owners Franck & Linda Point also opened the luxe

children's shop Jacadi on Dunbar Street) and serves exquisite

Viennoiserie and other authentic French baking (baguettes are 8 oz. as per French dictates)

made onsite five times a day (mais oui, the last baking time-5 p.m.-ensures a fresh,

warm baguette for evening appetizers!). In lieu of homemade to-go

sandwiches or to-die-for Musetti coffee, sit down on custom

 French chairs for an elegant breakfast (Chausson aux Pommes),

lunch (Blanquette d'agneau) or dinner (Pot au Feu).

The only thing missing are the Gauloises. Faubourg.com

Faubourg

(604) 266-2156
Kerrisdale
2156 W 41st Ave
Vancouver, BC V6M
www.faubourg.com

Faubourg Bistro ,Paris~

2156 W. 41st Ave.
Vancouver,BC,Canada
604-266-2156

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