Dear Humans,

In France, they don’t just call French toast “toast,” they call it “pain perdu,” which translates into English as “lost bread.” On Sunday mornings I like to make French toast. Because I have a bunch of leftover bread from the week that I want to use up.

And that leftover bread I make French toast with is very lost–it’s stale, a little dried out, and not fit for a sandwich. So I soak it in a little egg and milk, fry it in butter, and top it with sweetener. 

Many of our best dishes come from that human urge to salvage something–to make something old new or to use up what we have. That’s what cooking is all about. And it’s something humans do really well. 

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt