As many French restaurants, they had a special Easter menu: a five course spectacular meal that I'd like to share with you.
The table clothes are orange color, and the view of the dining room as you walk in is full of the outside light, the brightenss of the tablecloths, and the perfectly set tables.
We started with a Crème brûlée au foie gras: sublime! Great combination, I AM going to make this, maybe next Christmas (as foie gras is not so much a summer fare).
Then came the warm asparagus flan with fresh asparagus, the first of the season in this production area. Aside a stuffed roll of smoked salmon kept a good balance.
The traditional Easter fare in France is lamb, and we had lamb form Aveyron, a region in France famous for the quality of its lambs. It came on a bed of creamy red rice, with steamed vegetables, and a small bouchee of aubergine purée on the left.
After the main course, we had an original cheese presentation: slices of dried apple with slices of melted Reblochon cheese, a farmers cheese from the Alps.
Desert was a declination of pineapple: pinacolada sherbert, a brochette of fresh pinapple on a bed of lime jello, and a slice of roasted pineapple on a sablé biscuit.
Coofee came with migniardises ... that you can see in this picture. What a regal! We had a white Saumur wine for the apetizer and fish dish, and a red Saumur for teh rest of the meal.
Easter Sunday in Montsoreau, Loire Valley was a great experience and I thank my friends Martha and James for the invitation - which was meant to celebrate my irthday as well.
Easter Sunday in Montsoreau, Loire Valley was a great experience and I thank my friends Martha and James for the invitation - which was meant to celebrate my irthday as well.
I recommend Diane de Meridor to anyone driving or staying in the area!
>> This fabulous menu was at 45 Euros plus wine. A great deal.
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