Five Finds on Friday: Patrick Evans
On Fridays, we feature five food finds from local chefs and personalities. Today’s picks come from Patrick Evans, baker and co-owner of MarieBette, and creator of the bakery’s many delicious pastries, like, our favorite, the canele, as well as the brioche feuilletée, which has become a bit of a sensation since being dubbed a bronut, leading some even to call for a “national movement of bronuts.” Evans’ picks:
1) Pizza with Pepperoni and Red Onions from Mona Lisa. “This is a custom order pie usually, but sometimes they have it by the slice.”
2) A dinner of Rosé from Blenheim Vineyards, a Sesame Baguette from MarieBette, and an entire wedge of Delice de Bourgogne from Trader Joe’s. “Sometimes I’ll share some of the cheese with my daughter Betty, who we lovingly call ‘the cheese monster!'”
3) Weekend Sandwich Special from JM Stock Provisions. “Whatever it is, it’s gonna be good, and it’s usually on MarieBette Virginia Sourdough!”
4) Burger Cooked “Red” with Fries and a Pickle at Citizen Burger Bar. “They don’t do the traditional rare, medium rare, medium, well done here . . . but I realized that RED is the closest to medium rare, and it hits the spot.”
5) Crispy Tofu Bento Box from Cafe 88. “I once called to order this on the phone and Lee, the owner, responded by saying ‘OK Patrick, it’ll be ready soon!’ I didn’t know she knew my name, but this kind of small town familiarity is one of the great things about Charlottesville.”