One of my absolute favorite restaurants in downtown Easton is the Third Street Cafe, and tonight I decided to attempt to recreate one of my favorite sandwiches: The Grizzly Pear.
I had to tweak it a bit, but it was still quite tasty.
At the restaurant they put the sandwich on a Portuguese roll, but they were out of those at the grocery store, so I substituted with bolillo rolls instead. I also opted to make my version of the sandwich open-faced.
After cutting the rolls in half, I sliced up some brie and a peeled Bartlett pear and arranged the cheese and pears on the rolls. Then I drizzled a little honey on top and added just a tiny bit of ground pepper. Then I put the sandwiches in the oven heated to 350 degrees for about 7 minutes.
Next time I make these, I'll leave them in the oven for a bit longer, maybe 10-12 minutes. And there will definitely be a next time. :-)
Of course, this isn't going to stop me from going to the Third Street Cafe on a fairly regular basis. The Grizzly Pear was easy to replicate, but I'm not even going to attempt to touch their sweet potato cake, because I know none of my efforts will even begin to measure up. Seriously, if you ever eat at the Third Street Cafe, do yourself a favor and leave room for a slive of that cake. ;-)
bravo! that looks delicious! ive recreated restaurant items at home, love it!
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That looks really good!
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought to put pear on my sandwich but that looks pretty good.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next time, you could cook the pear separately from the bread + cheese. I'm guessing that's the part that needed more time in the oven?
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite sandwiches ever is extremely simple: a butterflied, boneless chicken bread with cold brie, between two pieces of tasty bread. AMAZING. But maybe anything with brie is amazing...