Chef Farid Zadi, who opened Culver City’s Eat.Good.Clean.Food last month with his wife and partner Susan Park, is changing their restaurant and market into a new cafe concept with a new name. Cafe Livre et Le Marche, still a bit of an awkward mouthful, will open on November 1st as a take-out focused concept with the same professional quality of cuisine, with Zadi writing to us, “Eat. Good. Clean. Food. was a temporary name. Now it’s our motto.”
The new cafe will have 30 seats and a scattering of tables in and outdoors. The restaurant will be what the chef compares to a “fast-casual bistro” with everything cooked from scratch, then packaged for take-out in a quick service atmosphere. Zadi will create weekly menus with a strong French core, as well as introducing dishes from a range of Mediterranean cultures and offering goods to-go.
Zadi relates that the cafe will produce chef-quality “wholesome” meals in a collaboration with Creative Cuisine Catering, intended for busy lives and hard-working professionals who may not have the time to sit down for a full-service meal.
Cafe Livre et Le Marche opens November 1st, Monday through Saturday, 11:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M. at 9626 Venice Blvd. Culver City. 310-842-9078. See the first week’s menu below.
MENU
Sample menu for opening week, November 1, 2011
HANDHELD:
$9 Egg Salad Tartine (creamy eggs, arugula, piquillo pepper pesto, chives, crème fraiche)
$9.5 Tuna Salad Tartine (olive oil poached albacore tuna, celery, capers, dill, parsley, lemon
mayonnaise)
$10 Roast Chicken Sandwich (roasted chicken breast, avocado, cucumber, tomato, arugula)
$13 Flank Steak Sandwich (arugula, horseradish, gruyere)
PLATES:
$12 Herb and Citrus Marinaded Flank Steak Salad
$12 Chicken and Avocado Salad (roast chicken breast, avocado, tomato, and chive)
PROTEINS:
small: $7.50/ medium $14/ large $24
Tuscan Roast Chicken (Mary’s free range chicken, marinated in herbs, citrus and garlic)
Hangar Steak, red wine marinade
Poulet au Riesling
SIDES:
small $4.50/ medium $8.00 /Large $12
Arugula, Basil and Ricotta Insalata; Citronette
Greens, Orange and Sweet Onion; Balsamic and
Dijon Vinaigrette
Couscous and White Bean Salad (heirloom flageolets, couscous, toasted pine nuts, herbs, shallots, lemon)
Quick braised vegetable mix
Roasted fingerlings
French Mac and Cheese with Gruyere
Quiche du Jour- $6.50 per slice
French soups, stews or braises of the Day in pints
and quarts- $8-$16
Cheese , Charcuterie and Spreads
Ramekin of Chicken Liver Parfait- $8
Country Pâté- $8
Cheese and charcuterie plates- $8 and up
Spanish Cocas- $6 per slice
JUICE UP:
small $2/medium $3
Green Tea and Mint Aqua Fresca
Fruit Agua Fresca
Italian and French Sodas
YOU DESERVE IT:
Almond baklava cigars- 6 for $6 dipped in chocolate or citrus syrup side
Profiteroles with custard cream and seasonal fruit
$3 each
French fruit tart- $6 per slice
Brunch all day on Saturday
