Apt, which was 10km away, to see what was there. There wasn’t much to see but we did pick up something to eat from Banette. Mum and dad shared a veggie pizza (€2.20) and I was tossing up between an olive fougasse, corn bread (€2.50) or ‘mediéval’ bread (€2.50). I noticed that they sold the Provencal miel et amandes as well. In the end I went for the medieval, which has pieces of walnuts and apple and uses chestnut and wheat flour. There wasn’t much walnut in the...

We visited Gourdes, another Roman-influenced town. Mum bought a custard tart and a ‘crocodile’ with almonds and pistachios for €2 something each from Boulangerie Mamie Jane. The ‘crocodile’ actually has hazelnuts in it too. There’s another green ingredient, which wasn’t pistachio, but I’m not sure what it is. The texture reminded me of chocolate. [caption id="attachment_5678" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Custard Tart and ‘Crocodile’ w. Almonds And Pistachios[/caption]...

We were in Carpentras to have a look at their Friday morning market, which had been set up all over city. I bought some organic quinoa bread (€2.90). It was quite dense and heavy. Mum didn’t like it because the sourdough taste was very strong. There wasn’t actually much quinoa in it – maybe 1-2 grains every 2cm3. I think it would be nice toasted though, and it’s a nice munching bread. The quinoa grains (when you find them) give it an occasional flavour pop. Later we passed a...

Soon after we ordered our meals, calls for reservations started coming in, and soon there was only a table for two left. All entrées are €10, mains €21 and desserts €6. The two-course dinner was €24. I wasn’t sure I had the stomach for an entrée because I’d eaten the almond and honey slice not long before, but mum said she’d have it if I couldn’t finish. Dad and I had the quail with sautéed Granny Smith apples and anise seed vinaigrette and mum had the foie gras...

I wanted to see if I could find a savoury fougasse, but the olive and herb one they had looked a bit sad, and I wasn’t interested in the fougasse feuille. Instead, I bought a provencal miel et amandes (€2.20), which was like a slice with a biscuity base, a layer of honey paste and a sliced almond topping. It was pretty nice, though too sweet to eat too much at once. It reminded me of honey joys, which isn't surprising seeing as they both have honey. [caption id="attachment_5669"...

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