28 Dec

The Illumination and dinner excursion (€66) left the hotel at 6:00pm. On the bus we drove past a few landmarks including the opera house then were dropped off at La Noces de Jeannette, the restaurant where we would be having dinner. Starting drink: kir (wine with berry syrup) Entrée: salad with terrine de saint jacques (scallop) or six escargot (unshelled) with basil, garlic and olive oil Mains: duck with orange sauce or beef bourginion both with spinach and a potato stack Dessert: nougat ice cream with raspberry sauce and nut pieces on...

19:28 / Food / France / French / Paris / Restaurants / Travel
26 Dec

We’re staying in the Mercure hotel in Bordeaux and this is where we had our last included dinner in the hotel. [caption id="attachment_2487" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Bread Rolls[/caption] Starters: salad (leaves, grated carrot, cubed beetroot, corn kernels and tomato) with a light dressing [caption id="attachment_2484" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Chicken Breast w. Lemon Sauce, Potato Stack[/caption] Mains: chicken breast with a white, lemon sauce, a potato stack and broccoli. The chicken was tender and cooked well. [gallery link="file" columns="2" type="rectangular" ids="2485,2486"] Dessert: tart, sort of like a vol au vent with light cream topped with blueberry and...

19:21 / Bordeaux / Food / French / Mercure Hotel / Restaurants / Travel
20 Dec

Tonight we ate at a French restaurant near the Acropolis. [caption id="attachment_2422" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Escargot and Cold Ratatouille[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2421" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Chard Tart[/caption] Dad had the €20 special and chose ratatouille (which was cold), duck cooked in mashed potato and a chard tart (silverbeet leaves, also containing pine nuts, raisins, grated apple). Mum had escargot (€9.70, garlic flavoured) and changed from duck to tripe a la nicoise with boiled potatoes when she found out the duck was cooked in mash. [caption id="attachment_2420" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Tripe a la Nicoise; Duck in Potato Mash,...

18:44 / Food / France / French / Nice / Restaurants / Travel
20 Dec

We walked past a big fountain to go to Lafayette, a department store. At the basement food hall we looked at the ready-to-eat food and planned to split up then meet at the 4th level restaurant. There wasn’t a large choice at the restaurant so we went back down to the food hall. A2 had a salmon and spinach quiche (~€3.70), dad had a scallop pie (~€4.30, it was a scallop in the shell with a few veggies, creamy sauce and a piece of puff pastry baked on...

18:38 / Food / France / French / Lafayette / Nice / Restaurants / Travel
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