Foodie Review| Mimi’s Cafe Feature Fall Guest Recipe Honey Lavender Grilled Pork Chop Friday 16 September, 2016
Mimi’s, the popular neighborhood cafe offering French-inspired American comfort food, recently asked its guests to develop Mimi’s next great entrée for a chance to win a trip to France. The winner, Honey Lavender Grilled Pork Chop, will be featured in all Mimi’s Cafes. I got a chance to do a food tasting of the dish along with some other fall items on their menu.
All Mimi Cafe locations are a wonderful cuisine blend of French and American Comfort food flavors. To go with the food flavors, the place is decorated with a New Orleans French flair with a little Parisian touches.
White Peach + Triple Berry Mimosas
I know I rave about brunch all the time, its one of my favorite meals, but Mimi’s Cafe is special by hosting breakfast/brunch all day long! Well I cheers to that by getting some mimosas, which you can also get all day long. You can have Breakfast, Brunch and Brinner (Breakfast for Dinner). Cheers!
Featured Fall Dish: The Honey Lavender Pork Chop
The feature fall meal I was here to try was The Honey Lavender Pork Chop. An original recipe for Honey Lavender Pork Chop, submitted by Michael Watz of Evanston, Illinois brought to life the heart of what Mimi’s is all about: American comfort food with French influence. For the winning recipe, Watz and his wife have won a trip to France, where the Mimi’s parent company, Groupe Le Duff, is based. To perfect the winning entrée for guests, Mimi’s took the center-cut pork chop lightly glazed with honey, herbs de Provence and lavender and paired it with a mixed green salad with green apples, cranberries, goat cheese, toasted walnuts and roasted potato croutons tossed with balsamic dressing.
“This one-of-a-kind dish brings the lavender of the French countryside to America’s beloved grilled thick-cut pork chop,” said Pierce, cookbook author and chef. “We went looking for an original French-inspired, American comfort food recipe to feature at Mimi’s cafes and we found dozens. In the end, the light honey and herb glaze with the smoky grilled pork won us over.”
Coastal Shrimp Pasta
Pumpkin Cheesecake Slabpie
It was insisted that I try the signature Fall dessert of the Pumpkin Cheesecake Slabpie. We already know its fall season approaching when pumpkin takesover many of your signature sweet flavors. I never had a slabpie before bu this was delicious. The pumpkin cheesecake was amazing, fluffy and it had a full graham cracker bottom which finished this treat off perfectly. Well I felt fall right in my mouth. Hello!
Many of the dishes I ate including the fall signature dish of The Honey Lavender Pork Chop meal is on Mimi’s famous handwritten chalkboard. I love this vintage approach to dining as it gives it a personal touch, as well as each server will let you know of the chalkboard feature dishes before you place your order. Some are not on the menu and these can switch often so check out this board as well if you need additional info on what to get as your meal.
The Honey Lavender Pork Chop meal available only at Mimi’s Cafe locations
Mimi’s CMO Stewart Slocum explained the appeal of the recipe and why Chef Pierce is the perfect guest judge for Mimi’s: “The Honey Lavender Pork Chop fits right in at Mimi’s and complements our offerings, all of which are simply prepared and authentic.
If you are a pork chop lover (or just a lover of pork in general) this is a truly unique dish. A dish made by the people for the people and best part, you can get this for lunch or dinner for a very affordable price.
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All of this looks delicious! I loved Mimi’s so much especially in college, it’s time for me to go back they the best home cooked meals. Time for dinner 🙂
I have eaten at Mimi’s on more than one occasion and always enjoyed the food. Their new fall selections sound amazing, especially those pumpkin muffins!
This is the kind of place that you go to when you want to enjoy good food with family or friends. The dishes look so good and they’re all my kind of food. I’ll definitely enjoy this place!
Oh that food. looks amazing! Sounds like a really great place to eat with some great food. Wonderful review! I’m now starving and really want to try that shrimp pasta and i don’t even like shrimp!
Girl, you need to share your tips on staying so fit because I don’t know how you do it with all that tasty food you seem to be surrounded by all the time. The pork chops look mouthwatering good!
My, this looks absolutely delicious! I think we have a Mimi’s Cafe here in SC…can’t remember if it’s upstate or midlands, but I’ll have to check for sure. Thanks for sharing!
This is the second time I’ve seen Lavender and Honey in the title…yummmmmy!!! For health reasons I don’t eat Pork anymore, but my goodness these pics look delicious!!
Mimi’s sounds like a spectacular restaurant! The atmosphere looks so inviting, and lavender pork chops is a very creative take on an old favorite.
My husband loves pork chops. I have never thought of adding honey and lavender to one but Mimi’s sounds like they have it figured out!
All of this looks delicious! I loved Mimi’s so much especially in college, it’s time for me to go back they the best home cooked meals. Time for dinner 🙂
This looks like a nice restaurant and all the food looks yummy. I will keep it in mind if I am in the area.
Now that is a serious pork chop! YUM! I love this time of year. Pumpkin everything. Love it. Pumpkin cheesecake is a serious weakness of mine.
This looks like such a fun place to go to eat! The Coastal Shrimp Pasta looks pretty good!
Wow. All of that food looks amazing. I really need to go to this restaurant. It is making me so hungry!
I have eaten at Mimi’s on more than one occasion and always enjoyed the food. Their new fall selections sound amazing, especially those pumpkin muffins!
The atmosphere is really welcoming! The food looks amazing. This definitely looks like a must try restaurant!
All these food made me hungry! Love that they are serving mimosas all day! Hope I can visit the place some day!
There were a few dishes I saw that I NEED to try! They look delicious!
I would definitely try this place. Based on your photos and review, it looks like a hit!
That pumpkin cheesecake..oh my goodness! I have never eaten anything lavender so this is very intriguing! I definitely want to try!
Looks like a good restaurant to dine in, but unfortunately, they do not have a branch near me! Those pork chops look divine!
Honey Lavender Grilled Pork Chops sound extremely mouthwatering. I like the menu at Mimi’s Cafe. Lots of exciting meals to choose from.
This is the kind of place that you go to when you want to enjoy good food with family or friends. The dishes look so good and they’re all my kind of food. I’ll definitely enjoy this place!
Mimi’s Cafe looks like an amazing place to go for meal. This food all looks so delicious. I will have to look for a location near me.
I love pork chops but haven’t tried anything like this. I will put this on my recipe must-do list.
Wow! I am about to drool on these! I can’t believe that this post will make me hungry again, I just finished a meal!
You had me at the first picture! All of these dishes look amazing!
Mmmm, that food looks great!
YUM! This looks like such a nice place, we’d totally eat here!
That black board has heaven written all over it. I would love to have that Honey Lavender Pork Chop any second now. Yum!
While I eat pork, I don’t usually eat pork chops. I’d try this though. Sounds interesting.
OMG, that sounds amazing! I’ve never tried lavender with pork, but I know honey is great with it. I can’t wait to try this.
Thats what I was thinking. Everything looks amazing. Going to have to take a road trip.
Ohhhh, lavendar sounds wonderful with that steak! I need to get my hands on some of this!
Don’t mind if I do! All these lovely photos are making me hungry!
It does, doesn’t it? I love shrimp and I love pasta so that looks like something I would enjoy.
The porkchop looks divine! I rarely order it at a restaurant and it’s been a LONG time since I’ve had a decent one.
Those pork chops sound delicious! I would love to make them for dinner this weekend.
Oh that food. looks amazing! Sounds like a really great place to eat with some great food. Wonderful review! I’m now starving and really want to try that shrimp pasta and i don’t even like shrimp!
Girl, you need to share your tips on staying so fit because I don’t know how you do it with all that tasty food you seem to be surrounded by all the time. The pork chops look mouthwatering good!
Oh wow. All of that food looks so good. But yes, I really need to try those Honey Lavender Grilled Pork Chops!
This looks like a really nice restaurant. I’m glad you enjoyed yourself and I’m even more thrilled you shared your experience with us! 🙂
I loved Mimi’s Cafe but they closed the one where we live. Their brunch is yummy and I love brunch. This looks delicious!
Oh, that looks so tempting. This place is a must-have. Our family will surely enjoy a lovely dinner there.
Everything looks delicious. Just the name of that pork chop is enough to make anyone drool. I just wish we had a Mimi’s Cafe near us though.
This blog post made me hungry, lol!! These dishes look delicious!!
Yum this place looks delicious. I have been to Mimi’s Cafe and absolutely love it. Great for the whole family too
My, this looks absolutely delicious! I think we have a Mimi’s Cafe here in SC…can’t remember if it’s upstate or midlands, but I’ll have to check for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Looks yummy!
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There is one around the corner from my house and I tried it but didn’t care for the food. The mimosas were good but the food just meh
This is the second time I’ve seen Lavender and Honey in the title…yummmmmy!!! For health reasons I don’t eat Pork anymore, but my goodness these pics look delicious!!
Looks like a very hearty and enjoyable meal. Definitely reminds me to take some time and get out more to visit a restaurant or just have fun.
Honey lavender! That sounds so divine. I am ready to try that…..actually anything pictured above. They all look yummy
Wow…I can’t even say I know what lavender tastes like but I bet it’s delish! Everything on here looks really good…would love to check out this spot.
That pasta and cheesecake, girl. I wanted to lick my screen!