I have noticed that some French restaurants offer varioous thing "en cocotte".

Will this be too much for one person?
Should I ask for a smaller "coquette" portion?

Is this a joke? That's a cooking method, in a casserole. As to how much they give you of the dish, that probably varies by restaurant.

You know coquette means flirtatious or--well you know what that is for a woman. Why not ask for something in a coquetier, ha ha

Ira,

I'm confused. My dictionary says "en cocotte" is baked in a caserole with a lid. My assumption would be that an order for one person would be in a single-serving-sized caserole.

I wonder what would be in the caserole if you did order a "coquette"? Perhaps that is served as a desert.

On special occasions, and for a fee, arrangements can be made for a coquette to emerge from the casserole.

There is a petite red head waiting on tables at the Benoit, I think she might be considered at coquette..
cute, ira

sorrrry ! I have no patience with proofing my replies..thus typos galore.
That should be A coquette, not at coquette..sigh...I will try to do better

" en cocotte" is for one person. I've had several prepartions in various restaurants...last trip an estouffade du boeuf was so good I thought it must have been the little pot it was cooked in! when I told my waiter, this is at a place we frequent while in Paris, I thought it was wonderful and the casserole was the key...he presented me with one to take home!

Now..if you want a coquette! You better not let on to Mrs. Ira!!