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brasserie
DCHP-2 (Nov 2012)
n. — Quebec, Food & Drink
a restaurant, often with an on-site brewery.
Type: 3. Semantic Change — The term brasserie is most likely a preservation from French, a direct loan of the French word for 'brewery'. One of the first written occurrences in Canadian English is from 1886. The term is used almost exclusively in Quebec, with very limited currency in Prince Edward Island (see Chart 1). The Canadian meaning is simply 'restaurant', possibly with an on-site brewery (however, see the 1967 quotation, which refers to a brewery only), whereas in other national varieties the term refers often to a pub. Chart 2 shows clearly that the form, regardless of the meaning, is not particularly common in Canada in the international comparison.
See also Gage-3, s.v. "brasserie", ITP Nelson, s.v "brasserie", and COD-2, sv. "brasserie", which is marked "Cdn (Que.)", and OED-3, s.v. "brasserie" (n.).
See also Gage-3, s.v. "brasserie", ITP Nelson, s.v "brasserie", and COD-2, sv. "brasserie", which is marked "Cdn (Que.)", and OED-3, s.v. "brasserie" (n.).
Quotations
1886
He wants to see a strong and healthy manhood and not flabby, weak-kneed jeunes gens. Bicycling has recently been introduced, but has not made much progress. Pierre and Paul prefer to spend their time in a cafe or a brasserie, with their coffee, their femmes, their cards and dominoes.
1898
And yet Ritz, who knows his business, revives this style of decoration in his new hotel and restaurant. In the brasserie walls are covered with idle subject pictures in colored faience. The windows in colored glass, exclude the light, and look dull and colorless outside. Beer is the great drink.
1906
Mme. Williseck had been employed at the Brasserie Mollard as cashier, and Hubert, who was then a bottle-washer, ventured to make love to her, and was dismissed by the proprietor.
1967
So it's worth knowing the Brasserie in the Seagram Building goes full tilt 24 hours a day.
2008
The restaurant bills itself as a Belgian-style brasserie, somewhat like Stella's on Commercial Drive, but I won't say 'Chambar' in the same breath because that's a whole other level. As brasserie means brewery in French, the food is meant to be simple and robust.
2013
At the Cosmopolitan, New York-based Blue Ribbon Sushi offers a mash-up of Japanese/brasserie on the 4th floor (think fried chicken and oxtail fried rice to go along with five types of salmon sashimi), plus Jose Andres's playful China Poblano one floor below. Masa, Manhattan's high temple of sushi, has a pricey location in Aria.
References
- Gage-3
- ITP Nelson
- COD-2
- OED-3
Images
Chart 1: Regional Domain Search, 17 Nov. 2013
