A quick detour from the Gilded Age…
In the 1920s and 30s, Ada “Bricktop” Smith, a Black American woman, was running one of the most exclusive nightclubs in Paris? hosting royalty, celebrities, and the global elite.
And in that world… this is what you ate.
French Onion Soup (Gratinée)
Ingredients
4 large yellow onions, thinly sliced (about 2 lbs / 900 g)
3 tbsp butter (42 g)
1 tbsp olive oil (15 ml)
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp sugar (optional)
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp all-purpose flour (16 g)
½ cup (120 ml) dry white wine or sherry
6 cups (1.4 L) beef stock
2–3 sprigs thyme
1 bay leaf
1 baguette, sliced
1½ cups (150 g) Gruyère
½ cup (50 g) mozzarella
¼ cup (25 g) provolone
Instructions
1. Caramelize the onions
Cook onions, butter, oil, salt, and pepper over medium heat.
After 10 minutes, add sugar.
Continue cooking 30–45 minutes until deep golden and jammy.
2. Build flavor
Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
Stir in flour and cook 1 minute.
3. Deglaze
Add wine, scrape the pan, simmer 2–3 minutes.
4. Simmer
Add stock, thyme, and bay leaf.
Simmer 20–30 minutes.
5. Prepare bread
Toast baguette slices until crisp.
6. Assemble
Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls.
Add bread, then layer cheeses (mozzarella + provolone first, Gruyère on top).
7. Broil
Broil until bubbling and golden.
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20 Comments
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❤😊when we made it we would add meat,small pieces, mostly turkey for the holidays and it warm your soul ❤❤
Fine ass self🎉
Beautiful neck line
Your nails are giving
My Dad passed away last week, he had been in the hospitality industry for 25+ years. Everywhere we traveled in the state there was always someone who knew or remembered him from his days as a waiter. He had managed restaurants before, but his passion was waiting patrons who became friends and family. Videos about these historical Black venues and Hospitality Hotspots make me realize just how important he was in a Black influenced culture of service, dining, and hospitality, this is also part of our culture, something to be proud of.
Black women have always been so outstanding. She can get down on the stage or in the kitchen and many other places. The black woman is so incredible that she was sought after to raise some of the wealthiest kids. There was nothing like a black nanny. Here’s the black women. 🥂
Your skin is stunning. You have a perfect balance of coffee and cream with a little honey.
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Is this what Jay-Z and Kanye West were talking about? 🇫🇷 (Get it? Lol)
WHEW, Chile!!! That looks some kinda good!!! That was my Dad's FAVORITE soup!! ❤❤❤❤
I love making this one
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This looks so rich and decadent. Simple ingredients with a intricate outcome. I love this page.
You and Max Miller could do an amazing food and history collab. I love the way you both show how important and influential food is in our history
You got me with the stories and the recipes. I appreciate you 🖤
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it looks good, but I hate onions and she put big pieces of onions in there lol
Ma'am, that cheese pull was obscene and unneccessary (and I made a noise I'll never admit to) 🥹
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