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Café de Paris Butter — An Indulgent Smack In The Taste Buds!

Miriam Connolly
3 min readAug 13, 2022

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How to make a dish worthy of a classy French Bistro.

This truly seductive compound butter will melt beautifully on a warm steak or bowl of steamed veggies for a soul-satisfying taste experience. The flavors go brilliantly with poultry and seafood too.

Put a slice of this tantalizing butter on an entrecôte or rib steak with some homemade french fries and voilà — you have the classic French dish steak frites.

I discovered this scrumptious butter recently when I was recovering from COVID and my taste and smell were lacking. It really helped me revive my taste buds and regain my appetite.

Beurre de Café de Paris — History

It is 1930 in the Café de Paris restaurant in Geneva, Switzerland. The owner, Mr. Boubier, has an idea of serving an entrecôte of beef with home-made French fries and a salad garnish. To bring out the flavor of the steak, Mr. Boubier creates a compound butter with multiple spices, herbs and other ingredients which will melt over the top of the…

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Miriam Connolly
Miriam Connolly

Written by Miriam Connolly

Drawing inspiration from life experience, I love reading and writing about personal growth, culture and creativity

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