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Pain D'Avignon

15 Hinckley Road
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-778-8588

Pain D'Avignon restaurant Cape Cod, MA
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Opened in 1992 as a wholesale bakery, Pain D'Avignon set about supplying truly exceptional artisanal bread to Cape Cod and beyond. As interest and demand grew, the restaurant opened a neighborhood boulangerie, where one could buy a crusty loaf of fresh bread, a tasty pastry or a cup of coffee. The boulangerie soon grew into a full-fledged café with a menu of soups, salads, sandwiches and pizzas.

Continuing their culinary expansion, Pain D'Avignon opened for dinner in the spring of 2009, just in time for the summer season. The French bistro menu, which uses only the freshest, highest-quality ingredients (many of them locally-sourced), blends classic dishes and contemporary world flavors. And it's proven to be a crowd-pleaser - customers enjoy breakfast and lunch inside and out throughout the day while evening diners vie for tables at this just-off-the-beaten-path spot in Hyannis.

News and Events at Pain D'Avignon restaurant

Wednesdays with Chef Toby
With a little off-season downtime, chef Toby T. Hill re-launches his Wednesdays with Chef Tobydinners at Pain D'Avignon

Boston Festival of Food and Wine
On Thursday, October 20th the International Rett Syndrome Foundation hosts its 11th annual Boston Festival of Food and Wine, an ...

Chimay Had a Little Lamb at Pain D'Avignon
On Thursday, May 12th, Pain D'Avignon, the Cape's premier bakery and café, hosts Chimay Had a Little Lamb ...

Toby T. Hill

Chef at Pain D'Avignon

Chef Toby T. Hill's passion for all things culinary was first sparked during his childhood in Kansas. At his mother's side, he learned to make sauces and gravies and several of her signature dishes.

After graduating Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island, Hill's talent and enthusiasm for French and regional American cuisines led him to numerous key posts at celebrated restaurants throughout New England including Brasserie Jo, The Federalist at the XV Beacon Hotel; Chillingsworth; Spire at Nine Zero Hotel; Chatham Bars Inn; and 606 Congress at the Renaissance Hotel. In addition, Chef Hill opened his own concept and creation, Eldredge Room in Chatham, MA, where he received 2 ½ stars from Alison Arnett of the Boston Globe.

Currently, the Executive Chef of Pain D'Avignon's café-boulangerie, Hill has added to the authentic European bistro vibe by developing dishes that evoke both old world charm and new world ingenuity.

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Brioche
1. noun A soft, yeasty French bread enriched with butter and eggs.
Cipollini
1. noun Small, yellowish onions that add sweet and savory accents to cooked dishes.
Cornichons
1. noun A gherkin in France.
Coulis
1. noun A thick puree or sauce.
Crostini
1. noun The Italian word for "little toasts" (referring to bread, not grappa).
Foie gras
1. noun Expensive, silk-textured goose or duck liver that has been enlarged by a process you don't want to read about if you're going to eat this dish.
Galette
1. noun A round, flat cake or tart.
Gratin
1. noun Any dish covered with cheese or buttered breadcrumbs and baked or broiled.
Jus
1. noun French for juice, jus also refers to the unthickened juices from a piece of roasted meat.
Paillard
1. noun A thin slice of meat, grilled or sautéed.
Pancetta
1. noun Cured Italian bacon.
Prix fixe
1. noun French for fixed price, a complete meal that features a limited number of selections at a preset price.
Ragu
1. noun Tomato and meat sauce from Bologna.
Rémoulade
1. noun A cold mayonnaise sauce flavored with mustard, gherkins, capers, anchovies and herbs.
Rillettes
1. noun Meat, usually pork, slowly cooked in seasoned fat and made into a smooth paste, then packed and sealed with a thin layer of fat. Served cold.
Risotto
1. noun Italian dish made from rice cooked by intermittently adding small amounts of stock or broth. Other ingredients are added as required.
Romesco
1. noun Catalonian sauce of finely ground tomatoes, red bell peppers, onion, garlic, almonds and olive oil.
Salsify
1. noun A root vegetable with oyster-flavored flesh.
Shank
1. noun The front leg of beef, pork, veal or lamb. Often a very tough cut of meat, the shank requires slow-cooking methods like braising.
Spaetzle
1. noun Tiny flour-and-egg noodles or dumplings.
Tartare
1. noun Ground or finely chopped, seasoned raw meat (traditionally beef). May or may not come mounded, and with a raw egg.