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The Bread Company: Fondue

Posted by Call Me Amaesing | Posted in , , | Posted on 11:34 AM

Last week I went with Allen Hall's French Club to The Bread Company for their annual fondue meal, a large meal that's paid for by University Housing group budgets (which made me think I should have done something with my leftover budget for Arts and Crafts Club..) Every year the RA leads a group they want to start, or continue in the dorms, and we then request funding for it for the entire school year, mainly to help with programing costs (supplies, transportation if needed, etc). At the end of the year, we sometimes come across a large pool of money leftover, and what better to use it on than a meal (relevant, of course to the group). So..French Club goes and eats French food (even though I think fondue is Swiss... close enough).
Anyway, The Bread Company is located only a block away from the dorm, and serves delicious European inspired dishes, mosly Swiss and French. They also put out tables, chairs, and large umbrellas during nice weather for those who want to mingle outside for their meals. But since we're such a large group we decided to stay indoors for this.
With that being said, I'm technically not in French Club, I don't even speak French, other than the Bonjour! Au Revoir! and Nutella. I've learned Spanish in school for about 7 years, and have little to show with my fleeting memory skills. But I have gone to this fondue event last year, and only seemed relevant that I show up again. With a 3 dollar deposit to cover gratuity, the smell of infused hot oil, cheeses I can't pronunce, and melted chocolate seemed right that I were to "chaperone" this event again.
Here's the lucky group of 15 that came to this event. All waiting patiently as our food is arranged. All with our little pokey sticks (not sure on the correct term for it) on hand.

The first dishes that come out are plates of raw beef chunks, seasoned with rosemary and various spices. In the middle is a smaller pot of roasted potatoes, seasoned in olive oil. Plates of raw veggies also come with, along with bowls of Swiss bread pieces for dipping.

A pot of hot, infused oil is brought out, that's where you dip your meat in. And then another pot of melted cheese is placed. right. in. front. of. me. and that's where you immerse your bread chunks, veggies, and potato wedges. Needless to say, our end of the table ran out of cheese relatively fast, and had to steal some from the other pots. hehe.




After all the meats, breads, and veggies were eaten and there was nothing left to scrape from the pots, we were excited to know that we still had a round of desserts next. Pots of high quality melted dark chocolate came out, and then came the plates.

Oh man. the plates of pears, strawberries, coffee cake, and apple wedges were even drizzled with chocolate before we even had to dip them in more chocolate. Who could resist taking a piece to eat before we all started poking eveything and headed straight towards bubbling chocolate?


" yummm" Was all I could hear across the long table.

Chocolate pots empty, and heating elements blown out, all of us were sad to wobble our way back to the dorms. What a great way to end the French Club, with full stomachs and a new phrase.

"Je suis heureuse" (I am happy)

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