The Marrow Spoon

We went to Cafe Brioche on California Street in Palo Alto to have a snack before wandering around IKEA. Because of damned Tony Bourdain and his "Why the French Don't Suck" show, we were craiving Bistro food in a big way. So few good places are even open on Mondays, and I came across a Cafe Brioche review from 1997's Metro while looking for information on Lulu Petite.

It was a good find, the tiny, packed place had a great wine list and excellent food, including, of course, fresh bread. We thought we'd have salads and entrees, assuming that at $7 to $9 a plate, both must be tiny. Heh, WRONG! I had the chicken liver salad, which could have served two as an entree. The best I could do with the lamb sandwich I ordered as my second course was to dip a fry or two in my companion's mashed potatoes, and wrap it to go.

The coffee and espresso were also wonderful. Very affordable, simple, casual place, with extraordinary food.