Lovett School issued the following announcement on May 2.
Could there be a better place to spend a French class than a cafe? Sure, the cafe was right here at Lovett rather than on some Parisian boulevard, but the Honors French class and on-level French classes did get to make crepes.
Crepes are thin pancakes that originated in Brittany, France. In honor of the holiday, La Chandeleur, where the French eat crepes all day and celebrate the return of spring, we had our own take on crepe day.
“It was really fun, and I think we should do it more often!” said freshman, Anna Marie Samp.
The French classes congregated in the cafe around 9:00 AM. The cafe was already set up with three different stations. Each station had premade crepe batter, a bowl of butter, and utensils to help flip the crepe.
At the start of the class, Chef Kat and Chef Lewis gave us a tutorial on how to properly make a crepe. Their instructions were very easy to follow and sophomore, CJ Cooper, a student in the Honors II French class, was one of the first to rise to the challenge.
Making the crepes was quite simple. When it was my turn, I got a little too excited with the butter and managed to somewhat mess up one of the simplest processes. Thankfully, it did not mess up my overall crepe and it was still just as delicious.
In the center of the seating area in the cafe was a platter of topping options. Typically the toppings for crepes are fruit, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, powdered sugar, and much more. We were supplied with all of that and in my opinion, it was all super scrumdiliumptious.
Before Crepe day, both French classes researched the history of crepes, where to eat them in France and Atlanta, and what to eat them with.
Freshman Anna Goodsell informed me that crepes were originally called Galettes.
“A Galette consists of buckwheat flour, water, salt, and eggs,” said Anna, who did extensive research about the history of crepes. She found out there is a group in the northernmost part of Brittany dedicated to the history of the first galettes called the Galette Brotherhood.
But where do you go if you can’t make it to Brittany? According to Anna, here in Atlanta you can find crepes at restaurants like Chez Albin and Julian’s Crèpes.
The day after our cafe feast, our classroom conversations focused on what we’d made and eaten.
“Crepes day was one of the highlights of French class this year for me,” said freshman Cleo Wynn. “It was super fun to make, and I loved being able to enjoy it with all my friends.”
It seems like the only way not to enjoy it was not to be there.
“It’s a bummer I missed out,” said freshman John Gatley, who missed that class. “I really hope we do it again.”
Original source can be found here.
Source: Lovett School
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