As part of our fees for the education abroad program, we paid for the excursion to St. Emilion and a swanky dinner. Tuesday night was that swanky dinner, and it was fantastic. It was held at a restaurant tucked away upstairs from the newspaper le Sud-Ouest. We started the evening with scallops over mashed potatoes (which the French simply call purée). With the appetizer we also had an interesting drink that I did not catch the name of, but it consisted of a very sweet dark red liqueur to which you add white wine. The main dish was a white fish with a cream sauce and vegetables and that was served with red wine. The dessert was absolutely heavenly: white chocolate ice cream with a petit cannelé (which is a specialty of Bordeaux) and a coffee flavored cake/tart/tiramisou type of deliciousness. Here is what the actual menu said:
- Noix de Saint-Jacques poêlées au pressé de topinambours, jus de rôti aux pignons de pin torréfiés
- Pavé de lieu jaune rôti, embeurré de légumes tournés sauce champagne
- Craquant noisette au café du Guatemala, glace chocolat blanc
I do realize that most of my posts are about food, but honestly, it really is that good!
Courtesy of my friend Suzy, here are some of my favorite girls! (L-R Lea, Me, Sandy, Coral, and Emily)
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