17 Jan

We were given some fresh, crusty bread which was surprisingly good, along with a bottle of rosemary, thyme, pepper and chili infused olive oil which was really nice with the bread. Meats were given with a choice of 'topping'. Mum had osso bucco with risotto verte; dad got veal scaloppini with Marsala creams and mushrooms and tagliatelle; I had the ‘duo poissons’, which was cod and salmon with caponata (a tomato-based eggplant and olive sauce with balsamic vinegar) underneath and basil. They were all €16 something each. The...

22:34 / Del Arte / France / Italian / Serris
16 Jan

During our shopping spree at McArthur Glen we had lunch at Mezzo di Pasta. Mum ordered a carbonara pasta and baba had neopolitan. They cost €10.10 all together and they were both regular sized cups. [caption id="attachment_5737" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Carbonara and neopolitan pasta[/caption]...

14:33 / Fast Food / France / Italian / Mezzo di Pasta / Troyes
14 Jan

I wanted to go to O Des Lys for dinner because it was only ~5 minutes’ walk away and it’s been rated well, but it was fully booked. We went around looking for something to eat. The first place we saw was even more expensive the O Des Lys. The second one was a pub sort of restaurant called Grill St Jean Restaurant. I didn’t think it looked too promising, but mum didn’t want to walk anymore, so in we went. Dad had braised duck leg with grapes and...

22:29 / Bar/Pub / France / French / Grill St Jean Restaurant / Troyes
13 Jan

All the mains at Restaurant Albert were €23, but the menu sounded OK and nothing else around was open except for the sports wine bar. I wasn’t actually that hungry, but we don’t have many days left in France and I want to make the most of my time here. I was tossing up between the veal steak with artichokes and wild mushrooms and the quail stuffed with walnuts on a bed of spicy vegetables. Dad was choosing between the same things or the squid with fish stuffing...

22:26 / France / French / Lyon / Restaurant Albert
13 Jan

After taking photos at Palais de l'Isle (aka vielles prisons) it started to drizzle so we escaped into Crêperie du Château to have lunch. Not many restaurants were open, probably because they were either on their annual holiday or have a weekly closure on Mondays. There were quite a few crêperies and German restaurants. Mum had a set, which included a ham, egg and Emmental galette and a sugar and salted butter crêpe for €9.80. Dad had a crêpe with onions, tomato, herbs and scrambled egg (€6.50) and...

15:24 / Annecy / Crêperie du Château / France / French
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