11 Jan

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...

16:14 / Apt / Banette / Bread / France / Italian
10 Jan

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...

11:11 / Bread / Carpentras / France
09 Jan

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...

22:08 / Avignon / France / French / Restaurant Le 26
09 Jan

[caption id="attachment_5898" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Sugar Fougasse from Bergese[/caption] There were many bakeries in St-Remy-De-Provence that were under the Festival des Pains banner. The first thing I bought was a fougasse sucre (€1.80?) from Bergese. It was a bit like donut dough, but a bit lighter. I think fougasse is normally a flat bread, but this one was quite puffy. [caption id="attachment_5896" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Croute w. Almonds and Pistachios, Sacristain[/caption] Further down rue Carnot we came another bakery/patisserie where mum bought a croque with almonds and pistachios (€2) and a sacristain (€2)....

11:05 / Bergese / Bread / Dessert/Sweets / St-Remy-De-Provence
08 Jan

Tonight we went to L’Epice and Love. The entrées were €9.5, plats €12, entrée + plat was €16.80. Mum and dad both got escargots as their entrée. At first I didn’t want an entrée, but changed my mind later and added on the papeton d’aubergine. Dad and I got the traditional dish of Daube de Toro and mum had the ½ Magret of duck with honey and lemon sauce. [caption id="attachment_5893" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Escargot[/caption] All the entrées came with salad. The ten escargot were flavoured with butter, garlic and ?parsley. [caption...

22:04 / Avignon / France / French / L’Epice and Love
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