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Cafe Francais Launches Monthly Menus (Here’s March-May 2024)

Chocolate Raspberry Croissant (Photo courtesy of Cafe Francais)

Cafe Francais Launches Monthly Menus (Here’s March-May 2024)

Mar 1, 20242 min read

In the past, owners Noelle and Daniel Martinez normally released a single menu meant to last two to three months, but for spring they’re doing things a little differently.

Local foodies, behold Cafe Francais’ monthly menus from now until the end of May. Stay tuned for June’s menu, which will be the “greatest hits” — the most popular items from the previous 12 weeks.

Also, they’ll still have the classics on the menu — plain croissants, chocolate croissants, almond croissants, and Everything croissants, alongside their other beloved treats. 

Chocolate Raspberry Croissant (Photo courtesy of Cafe Francais)

March Menu

  • Orange Creme – Orange bi-colored croissant. Filled with Orange Creme (similar to the lemon creme in the Bumblebee, but made with oranges) – caramel glaze, and decorative sugar garnish.
  • Acai Cream Cheese – Red bi-colored croissant. Filled with acai berry-infused cream cheese – vanilla glaze, acai powder garnish
  • Mango-Chipotle – Black bi-colored croissant. Filled with mango-chipotle mousseline – whiskey glaze, chipotle sugar garnish
  • Chocolate Raspberry – Brown bi-colored croissant. Filled with chocolate raspberry cremeux and glitter-dusted cacao nibs
a slice of orange
Orange Creme Croissant (Photo courtesy of Cafe Francais)

April Menu

  • Raspberry Cream Cheese – Red croissant. Filled with raspberry cream cheese – vanilla glaze, decorative sugar, and raspberry powder garnish
  • Caramel Creme – Brown bi-colored croissant. Filled with caramel mousseline – caramel glaze, decorative sugar garnish
  • Pistachio Matcha – Green croissant. Filled with matcha-infused pistachio creme and candied ginger-vanilla glaze, matcha-dusted pistachio, and ginger garnish
  • Tiramisu – Black croissant. Filled with Kahlua mascarpone – whiskey glaze, espresso, and cacao nib garnish

May Menu

  • Strawberry Rhubarb – Red croissant. Filled with strawberry rhubarb cream cheese – vanilla glaze, beet powder, and apple powder garnish
  • Peaches ‘n’ Cream – Orange croissant. Filled with peach mousseline – caramel glaze and peach powder garnish
  • Cherry Cream Cheese – Black croissant. Filled with black cherry cream cheese spiked with cinnamon and vanilla…Caramel glaze, decorative sugar garnish
  • Pistachio-Rose – Green croissant. Filled with rosewater-spiked pistachio creme – vanilla glaze and crushed pistachio garnish
Croissant (Photo courtesy of Cafe Francais)

Additionally, they’ll be changing the shop’s hours of operation the week of Monday, March 4. The new hours will be 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Thursday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Cafe Francais is located at 7831 E. Wrightstown Rd. #113. For more information, visit cafefrancaisaz.com and follow Cafe Francais on Instagram and Facebook.

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Matt Sterner

Matt Sterner

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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