06 Jan

Despite the small shop front, Chez Jean is quite big inside. Although it didn’t look like there were many patrons, most were seated upstairs out of view from people on the street, which I thought a bit strange. Our orders: Confit shoulder of black pig, roasted peppers and Espelette pepper (€18) Salmon en papillot with shrimp and coconut milk, stir-fried vegetables (€17) Whole duck Magret (PGI Southwest), honey-based sauce and Amarena cherries (€18.50) This was the first restaurant we’ve been to so far which offered olive oil with our bread. My duck was cooked really...

22:41 / Bordeaux / Chez Jean / France / French
06 Jan

At Begerac we drove around looking for something to eat. There were more places open than there were at Toulouse yesterday. I spotted a bakery displaying the ‘Festival des Pains’ banner so we went in and ordered a pizza with walnuts, onions, Roquefort, another type of grated cheese (€2.70); an almond croissant (€1.20); a small piece of dark chocolate with lots of nuts in it (pistachio, hazelnut, almond, some glacé fruits, €2.05 [sold by weight]); a dark, seeded loaf (€2.95). I couldn’t see a name for the loaf,...

14:42 / Begerac / Bread / France
05 Jan

We booked dinner at Le Petit Manoir instead of going to La Couleuvrine because their menu looked more interesting and they had a similar price range. The restaurant had a fine dining feel within a house-like setting. Along with our bread, we were given a small plate of lightly salted walnuts. I was really happy we were able to try the walnuts – and for free. They were sweeter than any walnuts I’ve had in Melbourne; even the ones with the skin still on tasted better. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="5575,5576"] One...

19:36 / France / French / Le Petit Manoir / Sarlat-la-Canéda
05 Jan

Even though Toulouse was a big town it was difficult to find things to eat, being a Sunday. We eventually found a chain bakery called La Mie Câline. It was the sort of bakery that reminded me of Baker’s Delight. They only had a few types of baguette available - most of their goods were pastries and other sweets, filled breads and salads. I bought an Italian salad with chicken, pasta, capsicum, olives, cherry tomatoes and black fungus (€5). Mum and dad shared a jambon and Emmental baguette,...

14:38 / Food / France / La Mie Câline / Restaurants / Sandwiches/Wraps / Toulouse / Vegetarian
05 Jan

We went to the Saturday markets and tried a pastry called Jesuit (€1.50), which was quite a thick layer of puff pastry filled with almond custard. Sort of like vanilla slice. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="5820,5821"] The towns we were going to visit after lunch were small, so we’d have a better chance of getting something to eat in Sarlat. We went into a bakery in a laneway near the Christmas market. It appeared that they were closing soon. Mum got a bag of 3 croissants and a chocolate twist for €2....

10:31 / Bread / France / Sarlat-la-Canéda
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