Pret a Vendre (to Pret a Manger)

Translation: ready to sell to Pret a Manger!  (Which means "ready to eat" in French.)

In my last post I mentioned that I was hoping the UK's Pret A Manger would bring their fresh, tasty, ready-to-go sandwiches, soups and salads to Chicago.  I received a nice comment in response that my dreams are set to come true this year.  Can't wait to be able to snap up a Cheddar and Chutney sandwich on my daily commute. 

I noticed this intriguing statement while exploring the company's website: Do you have a friend or neighbor who makes delicious natural food? Anything from jam to sausages. Please let us know or get them to call us. We are always looking for delicious, ‘out of the ordinary’ ingredients.

Wasps adore savory cocktail snacks, and my father makes the best bleu cheese dip in the world.  (He uses a secret ingredient that I am not at liberty to reveal.)  At Christmas my step-siblings and I gobbled up an entire bowl--leaving no room for a perfectly nice ham that was supposed to be dinner--while discussing how to market Dad's special concoction.  The dip is terrific with potato chips (or "crisps" in Pret's parlance), but it would no doubt make for a decadently rich, tasty sandwich spread.  I think we'll have to call on our new friends at Pret a Manger! 

(Being known as the "Denton's dip heiress" would be rather fabulous, no?)