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We started our meal by sharing a perfectly cooked scallop served on its shell, covered in pastry dough "en croûte," and bison tartare, which offers a lighter flavor profile than the traditional beef tartare.

The salmon en croûte was nearly inedible, described accurately by Abby as “the world’s worst sushi roll, too wet on the inside and too dry on the outside.”

Convivial: Bistro classics — including such complicated dishes as pâté en croûte, with foie gras, duck breast and cured pork shoulder in a savory pie crust — shine at chef Cedric Maupillier’s Convivial in Shaw.

Bargain hunters should act on the three-course list, a snapshot of the chef’s range that recently featured brook trout and short rib en croute as entrees.

My holiday cheese board even makes use of this helpful tool, as the centerpiece is always brie en croute: a magnificent wheel of brie wrapped in puff pastry and baked, until golden-brown on the outside and bubbly and molten on the inside.