Thursday, January 20, 2011

Friday 31st December: Nantes New Years Eve and Farewell

We spent the day of New Years Eve trailing behind Olivier on his trips to the market and various shops, gathering together the goodies for the next stage of the food feasts...New Years Eve Dinner. Giles, Marie-Christine and Mev arrived in time for pre dinner drinks and then it started.
Put simply: Lobster with a beure blanc sauce on a bed of sliced potatoes, duck a l'orange, mushrooms with broad beans, small roasted potatoes followed by salad and a platter of nine cheeses the likes of which we have never tasted before, fruit and then the special NY ice cream cake (pistachio and chocolate) with, as per normal, a spectacular selection of wines.




New Years Day lunch was equally delicious, this time with salmon, venison, the potatoes, vegies, cheeses and the special cakes. It was also the day we had to say goodbye to our dear friends from Pornichet, Giles, Marie-Christian and Meven. We had spent such a wonderful time with them all, seen some amazing things and shared some great music and wine, it was so sad to wave them on their way.


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