Rosallie Le French Café
French Vanilla Latte
Palmier, Pain au Chocolat
Pain au Raisin
Almond Croissant
Tartine Normandie – Brie Cheese, Homemade Onion Jam, Tomatoes
Quiche Tartiflette – Tartiflette Cheese, Bacon, Red Potatoes, Sautéed Onions
12” Buche de Noel – Half Praline, Half Mocha
Stopping in for a classic Buttercream Buche de Noel, no shiny ganache or dense Cake anywhere in site, Rosallie on Christmas Eve proved every bit as lovely as any other day, the small Café on South Rainbow surprisingly busy while several folks stopped by to pick up their holiday treats.
Dining with another local baker, conversation about the recent growth of the market and population trends always forever a challenge in transient Sin City, it was with a creamy French Vanilla Latte that the morning got started, four of Chef Pluvinet’s classic French Pastries as good as ever, the Raisin Snail overlooked over the last few visits but even better than remembered as the sugar glaze had a texture almost like that of Molasses.
Opting to taste the last of three new Tartines, gooey Brie and Housemade Onion Jam playing off one another as diced tomatoes added a vibrant acidity, the Tartiflette Quiche remains arguably the city’s best with clean edges and a soft Custard filled with sliced Potatoes and Bacon, the Sautéed a bit more mild in sweetness than the Jam but far more fragrant.
Taking the Buche home for later, the large log decorated with Bells, Santa, Gifts and Candy Canes almost “too cute to eat” per my hosts, it should go without saying that once the log was cut no one had any issues with indulging as one half rooted sugary nut flavors in a moist white cake while the other had light notes of coffee infused into the airy Buttercream and Chocolate.
FIVE STARS: Nothing has changed and as 2017 approaches all of Las Vegas should be thankful for Jonathan’s little gem of a restaurant on South Rainbow.
RECOMMENDED: Almond Croissant, Tartine Normandie, Quiche Tartiflette.
AVOID: Missing out on the Buche de Noel next year.
TIP: The wine vault is now open with dinner service coming soon.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
