NYC Fair

Last Saturday, July 7th, Crepe Cafe participated in the NYC street fair from 14th street to 23rd on 6th avenue. From 12pm to 6pm venues lined up against the streets, ranging from clothing stands and accessories to even a place to get a quick massage, this street fair was complete from head to toe to stomach. It was food galore from 14th to 23rd, but on a hot summer day what everyone really needed was a cold drink. 

Crepe cafe had several smoothie stands outside, helping to refresh all the fair partakers. Fresh fruit sparkled on our tables along with mouth-watering watermelon cups. 

 

Our watermelon cups for $3.00 were really popular. Fresh fruit is sometimes the best way to cool off.  

Crowds of people. Hot weather. Cool smoothies. Pretty good for a summer day.

Thanks to all who worked, visited and enjoyed the street fair with us! We wish you all a fun and

amazing summer!

With Love,

 Crepe Cafe

Now on Seamless!!

There once was a time where one had to travel many far distances to achieve that special taste of their very favorite restaurant. As time went on, the development of cities and cultural mixing pots allowed vast communities to grow, adding more variety of eateries to pick and enjoy from. No longer did an individual need to travel to an obscure section of New York City for a dingy hole in the wall (though we love and approve of that special hole in the wall kind of atmosphere).

One step further from culture booming in mass traffic areas of cities is the concept of delivery. Delivery allows the food to come to you, allowing you the convenience of your own home and time management. Who doesn't love delivery that goes to late at night. The excitement in waiting for your food to come is comparable to that of waiting for Christmas presents...for some.

With the internet came online delivery, still a new deal for many businesses. Sites like Seamless and GrubHub help businesses to grow online and give more to our wanting customers. Like you.

Crepe Cafe has just made it easier to order all your favorite sweet and savory crepes.

Having your occasional crepe craving? Well, have no fear, we now are on Seamless. Order online and you can have your crepes, smoothies, and bubble teas come to you. All your sweet and savory needs can be settled with a click.

Technology and food is truly a wonderful combination.

L'histoire de crêpes - History of Crepes

SOME BACKGROUND

The origin of crepes lie in what is known as the pancake. With its many forms, the pancake has transcended through history under a multitude of names but remains to be a thin, flat, cake-like substance made from batter whether sweetened, thick or thin.Crepes are most well-known as products of France, first emerging from Brittany, France and later became a national food. The etymology of the word "crêpe" comes from the Latin "crispus" meaning curled or wrinkled.

Moreso the crispy, rather than the wrinkly, crepes are made with a thin batter poured into a frying pan, griddle, and in our modern times a special crepe-maker.

TYPES OF CREPES

Crepes are usually seen as thin pancakes. In France, crepes can be served with fruit and nutella or even with meat and cheese.There are typically two types of French crepes. The gallette and the suzzette. The suzzette, or sweet crepes, are usually made from wheat flour and have sweet fillings. The gallette, or savory crepes, are made from buckwheat flour and are usually unsweetened.

OVER THE WORLD

Though commonly known as the crepe you will find its relatives under different names in other part of the world.

Greek: krepa

Italy: crespella

Dutch: pannenkoek

Albanian, Bosnian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene,Serbian: palačinka

Romanian: clătită

China: bing

India: dosai or uttapam

FETE DE LA CHANDELEUR

La Chandeleur or Candlemas is celebrated on February 2. It is a holiday that used to predict the coming year's fortune with candles and crepes. In Christian tradition, Candlemas was used to celebrate the day Jesus Christ was taken to the temple. There he was proclaimed to be the "light of the world". Candles are lit to honor this and it was also believed that the light from the candles warded away evil. Marked 40 days after Jesus' birth is also foretold the end of winter, similar to Groundhog Day in the United States which falls on the same day. 

 One tradition on Candlemas was to light a candle at your church, have it blest, and to make it home without it going out.  Another was a requirement to eat crepes.To foretell the fortune for the coming year, people would make crepes in their frying pans. Then while holding a coin in one hand they would flip the crepe in the air. If it landed perfectly, prosperity would fall upon the tosser and his/her family. 

A French rhyme was spoken on this day:

"Quand la Chandeleur est claire, l'hiver est par derriere; Chandeleur couverte, quarante jours de perte!"

 (If February 2 is clear, no more winter to fear; if the Chandeleur is overcast, forty days winter to last).

Introduction to Crepe Cafe

Welcome to Crepe Cafe's Blog!

We are a newly started creperie located in 544 Ave. of Americas NY, NY 10011.  We specialize in warm, delicious crepes, frothy smoothies, and delicately sweet bubble teas. We decided to create this blog in our efforts to become closer to our customers and new fans alike.

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