Back to work today, but yesterday I lunched alone at Julienne, a French cafe in San Marino (a rather upscale suburb nearby my house). It has a gourmet boutique right next door selling lots of yummy stuffs. I bought this thing called “terrain” (pate-ish thing layered like a terrain for flatbread or biscuits) there for parties before.
The cafe interior is very tiny, most tables are outside at the patio. I didn’t dare to snap picture of the side of wall full of huge mirrors, rococo draperies and oil paintings 🙁 The interior is decorated with lots of huge deer heads and lights made from prongs, a bit much for the small space…
Sandwich: Roasted Lamb with Caramelized Onions, Avocado and Basil Aioli (yum! I tried to eat other things from their limited menu but I always go back to this one)
Pastries: they have no regular menu for dessert, so they have a sample tray to show you what’re the pastries of the day. Though I’ve tried the rice pudding (the far rightest) before, errr…didn’t like it. I got the chocolate one, yum!
OK this is one of the “what the hell?!” thing I’ve ever encountered. This freaky antique mannequin is RIGHT inside the bathroom of the cafe. It always give me a jump when I go in there. More absurdly, the mannequin face right across you when you’re peeing at the toilet seat…gazing at you with her blank stare. The entire bathroom is decorated with an old antique French look, which in this case only added on the creepiness…^^;;
