Bougie Belgium bakery Maison Mathis to fill void left by ABP

Originally Posted on The Yale Herald via UWIRE

At 301 Elm Street, a day after French-style bakery Au Bon Pain shut its doors for good, workers weld together the interior frame of what will be a new European-style bakery, this time the Belgian Maison Mathis (MM).

Located behind Davenport, next door to Ivy Noodle, we’re happy to report that the eatery is slated to open over the next 60 days, according to an email from the Yale Office of Public Affairs and Communications. Serving sandwiches, chocolates, Belgian waffles, breads, salads, and much more, former ABP patrons will find MM to be strangely familiar.

Owned by local restaurateurs, Omer Ipek and Skel Islamaj, who also own Rudy’s, located on Chapel and Howe, the new venture is the start to a New Haven restaurant empire for the two entrepreneurs. In a release, Ipek and Islamaj stated that they seek to hire New Haven residents to work in their restaurants, and have encouraged former ABP employees to apply for positions in their new establishment.

Although the two Euro bakeries are easily compared, you should think of MM as a higher brow ABP. You won’t find a classic turkey sandwich on the MM menu, just as you would be hard pressed to find Croque Monsiuer at ABP. To get an idea of what I’m saying,  here are some MM menu highlights via their website:

Bread:

  • Tiger bread
  • Sugar bread

 

Salads:

  • Tomato stuffed with North Sea shrimps
  • Goat Cheese with crispy bacon and honey mustard dressing
  • Parma ham with rock- and cantaloupe melon and mixed green salad (sic)
  • Potato salad with green beans, bacon, and mustard vinaigrette

 

Sandwiches:

  • Melted Brie and cranberry dressing
  • Open sandwich with melted goat cheese, nuts and honey mustard dressing
  • Toast with steak tartar
  • Croque Monsiuer

 

Soups:

  • Tomato cream soup with meatballs
  • Clear vegetables soup (not sic)

 

Quiches:

  • Broccoli, bacon, and blue cheese
  • Cheese and onion

 

Pastries:

  • Opera cake
  • Tiramisu with biscof speculoos
  • Chocolate pasta

 

Cakes:

  • Black forest cake
  • Seasonal fruit cake
  • Triple chocolate cake

 

Desserts:

  • Dame blanche, vanilla ice cream with warm Callebaut chocolate sauce
  • Fresh fruit salad
  • Waffles and pancakes with ice cream and strawberries
  • Waffles and pancakes with cream and banana
  • Waffles and pancakes with chocolate sauce

 

Beverages:

  • Coffee Americano
  • Iced coffee
  • Cappuccino
  • Macciato
  • Fresh pineapple juice
  • French melon juice
  • Chocolate milkshake
  • Red berries milkshake
  • Cherry smoothie

 

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