Tartine de Viande de Grisons

Per Nana~

The tartine that I prepared this week made me think of one of our favorite

 places in Paris called Le Rubis (1st Arr.) at 10 Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré. 

Jim and I made this a definite destination each time we visited Paris. 

After a day of sightseeing and walking all over town, 

we looked forward to relaxing a bit and would stop in 

Le Rubis in the late afternoon for a Kir Royale.  

We would order either the plat du fromage,which consisted of 

bread slathered with butter and slices of cheese spread on top, 

or a plate of country style bread with slices of charcuterie. 

It was so rustic, and absolutely delicious. 

For my tartine I used a hearty country bread, buttered and topped it 

with prosciutto. After adding walnuts I drizzled olive oil on top. I only

 prepared one tartine and served it as an appetizer before dinner. 

Simple, easy and very enjoyable.

Per Tricia~

In the midst of the holiday craziness I found that this recipe also 

had me reminiscing of Paris.  Or perhaps dreaming of a get away ? 

Either way, my mind focused on the bread as much as the toppings. 

I of course wish I could have used the famed pain Poilâne for this 

one but instead I got a hearty country loaf at the local grocery store. 

Luckily, like Nana, I was able to use my souvenir 

bread knife from a prior trip to the 6th Arr.  

A special treat was that I recently purchased a print of a Poilâne loaf

by the wonderful artist Mike Geno. He is a Philly local and a foodie at heart, 

but he has become well known for his portraits of cheese. Yes, cheese. 

They are glorious. Not one to be limited by a single food group, he has 

also done paintings of pastries, bacon and a few other delectables. 

Another favorite of mine was his cannelles painting, as I just recently made

 those little lovelies at home also. He is fabulous- do check out his link:

www.mikegeno.com

Now on to the tartine. With endless creative possibilities I opted to simply

 recreate the version Dorie shared with us. I would love to try the air dried beef 

(viande de grisons) she enjoyed but had to "settle" for prosciutto. The walnuts 

were a lovely addition and I drizzled walnut oil over top. Lovely, easy and a

 very good dinner along with some soup during these hectic holiday evenings.

Happy French Friday~

Taste Tester/Younger Son Chase, Tricia, Dorie, Nana

PS- for those not on Facebook, here is a shot from our visit to Dorie's 

book signing this week in Manhattan. It was phenomenal, just like her.