“He wasn't famous,” Pasteur laughs, wiping flour from her apron. “He was just meticulous. He wrote down every brine, every salt ratio, every temperature for smoking a ham in the winter of 1887.”
For Sophie Pasteur, the past isn’t a foreign country. It’s the only place that still tastes real. Sophie Pasteur’s “Temps Retrouvé” tasting menu opens for reservations on the first Tuesday of every month. Bring patience, and an open mind about mold. sophie pasteur
Despite her surname, Sophie Pasteur is not a direct descendant of the famous microbiologist Louis Pasteur. The coincidence, she insists, is both a curse and a mission statement. “Louis proved that germs spoil food,” she says. “I’m trying to prove that time doesn’t have to.” “He wasn't famous,” Pasteur laughs, wiping flour from
Unlike modern recipes, these called for ingredients that agribusiness has declared obsolete: poire à la cuite (a cooking pear that turns ruby red when heated), carotte de Créances (a salt-tolerant carrot that tastes of oyster shells), and l’ail rose de Lautrec (a pink garlic so delicate it disappears on the tongue). It’s the only place that still tastes real