{"id":813,"date":"2020-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-new2022.chezcora.com\/?p=813"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:26:54","slug":"le-beau-midi-dolores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/le-beau-midi-dolores\/","title":{"rendered":"The wonderful MIDI-DOLOR\u00c8S"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I still rave about this incredibly flavourful sandwich that\u2019s so easy to make with regular ingredients that can be found in anyone\u2019s fridge. It\u2019s been a popular fixture on our menu since 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It all started with the mother of one of the partners at our third Cora restaurant. Arriving unannounced on the bus from Rimouski, Mme Dolor\u00e8s B\u00e9dard was so excited about surprising her daughter Martha that she entered our new Vimont restaurant singing and dancing. \u201cMartha, Martha, my dearest\u201d exclaimed the sexagenarian a little too unrestrainedly. Martha, who was arranging the fruit counter at that moment, dropped the basket of oranges when her mother\u2019s voice came booming across the 100-seat restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Mom\u2026Mom! What are you doing here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-I wanted to surprise you, my sweet Martha. I wanted to see your restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mme Dolor\u00e8s then insisted on shaking my hand, and without batting an eye, asked me for a big favour. She wanted to have her name included somewhere in the jumble of cardboard words that made up our menu at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-What would you like for lunch, dear Dolor\u00e8s?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Do you have egg sandwiches? They\u2019re my absolute favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sandwich filled with hard-cooked eggs mashed together with some green onion, finely chopped celery, a little parsley and lots of mayonnaise. All served between two golden slices of toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I returned from the kitchen with the plate containing Dolor\u00e8s\u2019 most favourite meal in the world, generously garnished with beautiful fresh fruit, the woman had burst into tears of joy. Her daughter had just announced that I had decided to name the dish MIDI DOLOR\u00c8S* in her honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That moment, I also wanted to cry joyfully: Once again, I had succeeded in bringing delight to someone with my food. And since that day, we sell thousands of MIDI DOLOR\u00c8S* plates each week in Quebec and across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years later, only after much reflection, recounting, and even occasionally, putting down on paper the story behind this or that new creation, I came to understand the recipe for my success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment the shimmer of an idea alighted in my mind, a restless energy would commandeer my arms and hands, filling them with creativity and my heart with so much love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like a mother, I suffered, waiting impatiently for the new breakfast dish to show its limbs and face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the simplest to the most spectacular creations, each dish filled me with happiness. And all that work during those years, as tough as it was, seems today like a long journey of fabulous adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am not really a cook, but my desire to delight others overpowers me. Even today, I am constantly playing with new combinations of ingredients and flavours. All my efforts have a constant goal: to see a customer\u2019s eyes open wide or hear them loudly exclaim their joy when the dish is placed before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, I\u2019ve never worried whether I had the skills required for the task. I love to believe that it\u2019s the invisible arm of fate or that of a guardian angel that guided me along. Sometimes pulling me towards a wonderful new location, sometimes pushing me out of bed after the 25th day of working straight without a moment\u2019s rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mme Dolor\u00e8s, and a few years later, her daughter Martha, left on that final great voyage to a world that surpasses all our expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I \u2764\ufe0f you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cora<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life like a tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That never stops dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Named \u201cFamous egg salad sandwich\u201d in English Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I still rave about this incredibly flavourful sandwich that\u2019s so easy to make with regular ingredients that can be found in anyone\u2019s fridge. It\u2019s been a popular fixture on our menu since 1989. It all started with the mother of one of the partners at our third Cora restaurant. Arriving unannounced on the bus from Rimouski, Mme Dolor\u00e8s B\u00e9dard was so excited about surprising her daughter Martha that she entered our new Vimont restaurant singing and dancing. \u201cMartha, Martha, my dearest\u201d exclaimed the sexagenarian a little too unrestrainedly. Martha, who was arranging the fruit counter at that moment, dropped the basket of oranges when her mother\u2019s voice came booming across the 100-seat restaurant. -Mom\u2026Mom! What are you doing here? -I wanted to surprise you, my sweet Martha. I wanted to see your restaurant. Mme Dolor\u00e8s then insisted on shaking my hand, and without batting an eye, asked me for a big favour. She wanted to have her name included somewhere in the jumble of cardboard words that made up our menu at that time. -What would you like for lunch, dear Dolor\u00e8s? -Do you have egg sandwiches? They\u2019re my absolute favourite. A sandwich filled with hard-cooked eggs mashed together with some green onion, finely chopped celery, a little parsley and lots of mayonnaise. All served between two golden slices of toast. When I returned from the kitchen with the plate containing Dolor\u00e8s\u2019 most favourite meal in the world, generously garnished with beautiful fresh fruit, the woman had burst into tears of joy. Her daughter had just announced that I had decided to name the dish MIDI DOLOR\u00c8S* in her honour. That moment, I also wanted to cry joyfully: Once again, I had succeeded in bringing delight to someone with my food. 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