Second there is the food: steak frites for dinner, profiteroles and mini beignets for dessert.

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Bean soup with black pudding and bacon, beignets oozing warm chocolate truffle across the plate.

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The beignets were supposedly a signature touch, and sounded like just the thing to ease the onset of summer in the city.

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The National Cottonseed Products Association (NCPA) offers recipes such as "Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding with Mascarpone Caramel Cream and Banana Beignets" to anyone who might be interested.

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"I always say there's a group between Tyler Perry fans and August Wilson fans that hasn't been tapped, " Mr. Byrd observed one recent morning in an interview following a "bagels and beignets" press conference to introduce the "Streetcar" stars.

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