03 Jan

For dinner we tried a bistro recommended by both the hotel and the tourist info centre, called Bistro de l’Octroi. [caption id="attachment_5859" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Foie Gras[/caption] Mum was the only one who ordered an entrée. The duck foie gras (€12) was quite rich and I could taste the liver flavour. I didn’t try any, but mum said the square jelly was quite salty. The plate also came with caramelised onion, crushed walnut bits and salt. [caption id="attachment_5861" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Civet Of Wild Boar In Bergerac Wine[/caption] For mains, I ordered civet of...

22:18 / Bistro de l’Octroi / Cuisines / France / French / Sarlat-la-Canéda
03 Jan

2/1/14 Just down the road from the apartment were two bakeries, where we bought a croissant au beurre (€0.90), an almond croissant (€1.10), pain aux chocolat and half a loaf of pain au noix (€0.80). The person who was served before us bought the other half of the loaf. The best one was the nut bread, which had walnuts in it. Mum quite enjoyed the croissant au beurre, saying she liked the flavour. When I tried a bit it tasted like (uncooked) butter, like there had been butter spread...

11:23 / Bread / France / Le Fournil Maxipaul / Tours
02 Jan

The menu descriptions for our dishes were: “Le Pigeonneau de Racan en deux cuissons, les supremes rotis sur la peau, just chataigne/truffe, les cuises confites au miel de Touraine et sarriette” (€23) “Magret de canard aux figues en crumble salé, Parmentier au foie gras” (€19.90) “La grande assiette plancha - Travers de porc croustillant, Piece de boeuf tendre et volaille rotie, puree au beurre faite maison & dessert au choix” (€23.80) “Le Grand - Dessert tout chocolat” (€15) [caption id="attachment_5813" align="aligncenter" width="456"] Pork Rilettes w. Mini Toast[/caption] There was an amuse-bouche of pork rillettes...

20:07 / France / French / La Maison des Halles / Tours
02 Jan

We hadn’t had lunch and because of the limited choice of restaurant options we decided to have…lunner. The pub was quite popular for coffee and desserts, maybe because there wasn’t much else open. I had salmon cooked with olive oil, green beans and steamed potatoes (€13), mum had tagliatelle with salmon (€9.90) and dad had a dish containing ham knuckle, pork belly, sauerkraut, a long frankfurt-looking sausage and slices of a fatter sausage (€11.90). My potatoes didn’t taste like anything, but there was salt and pepper on the...

16:52 / Au Bureau / Cuisines / France / French / German / Tours
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