09 Jan

I wanted to see if I could find a savoury fougasse, but the olive and herb one they had looked a bit sad, and I wasn’t interested in the fougasse feuille. Instead, I bought a provencal miel et amandes (€2.20), which was like a slice with a biscuity base, a layer of honey paste and a sliced almond topping. It was pretty nice, though too sweet to eat too much at once. It reminded me of honey joys, which isn't surprising seeing as they both have honey. [caption id="attachment_5669"...

16:07 / Avignon / Dessert/Sweets / France
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
08 Jan

7/1/14 [caption id="attachment_5855" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Pavé Bordelais w. Almond and Orange[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5858" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Crunchy Thing w. Hazelnuts, Pavé Bordelais w. Almond and Orange[/caption] At Eric Sabouret on rue Michel Montaigne, we bought two specialties of Bordeaux: croquette with hazelnuts (€2.20. The other variant was with almonds) and a Pavé Bordelais with almond and orange (€2.70). This place might be the same one where we bought canelés during our previous trip to Bordeaux. We walked into the Carrefour Market building nearby (Marche et Galerie Grands Hommes) to find somewhere to sit...

10:53 / Antoine / Baillardran / Bordeaux / Bread / Dessert/Sweets / Eric Sabouret / France
07 Jan

Le Rince-Doigts was a casual seafood place that was near our apartment. [caption id="attachment_5862" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Fish Soup, Croutons, Prawns, Bulot[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5864" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Salmon Tartare, Oysters; Prawns, Bulots, Bigorneaux[/caption] We started with the ‘After Work’, available only from 6-8pm, which was a glass of wine, some prawns and bulots (€5), the ‘Formule A Volonté’, which included fish soup, prawns, mussels, bulots, bigorneaux and salmon tartare (€20) and moules farcies (€5). The seafood was really fresh – given they also run a fish shop, I would hope it is –...

22:58 / Bordeaux / France / French / Le Rince-Doigts / Seafood
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