The South of France, the millionaires playground, isn’t somewhere Elldrew have visited for many years, so we were excited to spend a long weekend there last summer. Based in Cannes we were spoilt for choice when choosing restaurants, but amongst the culinary delights on offer we found our very favourite nestled outside the city in …
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Semilla Restaurant, Paris
Unlike a 4 year leap-year we have promised ourselves not to wait that long before we enjoy the spoils of Semilla restaurant, Paris, again. Spotted, whilst sitting one afternoon having an afternoon crepe and glass of red from the opposite side of the road, we wrote down the name of this modern industrial looking restaurant …
Gastronomy in Gascony (Deuxième Moitié)
CONDOM-EN-ARMAGNAC “What time’s the restaurant booked for?” Elldrew enquiry. “One o’clock, it’s about 15 mins drive away” comes a reply from a busy kitchen, kids hair frantically being brushed. “But it’s 12.55pm now!” shrieks the ever prompt Ronnie. “Don’t worry, no one ever arrives on time in France” informs our host.
Gastronomy in Gascony (Première Moitié)
BORDEAUX TO ROQUÉPINE Toulouse-Lautrec was all I could think about as the captain announced our descent. We were descending into Bordeaux, not Toulouse, so Monsieur Lautrec didn’t have much relevance but nevertheless I thought of him…perhaps it was because Elldrew were about to embark on a weekend of gastronomy in Gascony and our route would …