frenchie

for dinner on our second night, we had reservations at “frenchie”, a restaurant my parents found by watching anthony bourdain. we got in right at seven when they opened and minutes later every table was filled.

the butcher right outside the restaurant.

foie gras torchon, pear, citrus. (we got 2)

smoked mackerel with dill and yogurt

asparagus, egg, cheddar, savagin jus, chicken jus

veal with morels, peas, fork crushed smoked potatoes

a fish (can’t remember the name) with greens

napoleon cheese (sheep milk, tasted similar to goat cheese) with honey

bitter chocolate tart, ice cream made with olive oil

chez l’ami jean

day three dinner was at “chez l’ami jean”.

we were seated at the “chef’s table”, the table right next to the kitchen. it was amazing, we could watch everything being made and sent out.

as soon as we sat down, we were served bread, pork terrine and pickles and onions in a marinade.

all three of us ordered the chef’s 8 course tasting menu (though it ended up turning into 10 courses).

one “potage d’enfance maman philomene, croutons ciboulette”, a parmesan soup with croutons, asparagus, and bacon. we were served the croutons and such and then the soup was poured on top table side.

two “sur coquille en coquille de mer, petoncles en saveurs de vert de vert”, baby scallops served family style.

three an added course the chef prepared specially for us after we expressed interest in foie gras. foie gras with morels and a coffee cheese sauce.

four “service d’un coup de fusil… lapinou farci… epaule confite, jus de reduction”, as the waiter described… bugs bunny. rabbit with confit shoulder, red wine reduction.

five “turbot travaille en concombre, aigre doux, simplement”, turbot (fish) with pickles and radish with balsamic vinegar.

six “infusion de charme, en douceur”, a digestif, spinach, cauliflower and some hot pepper. supposed to help with digestion.

and now for the main course(they said that and we all laughed, already six courses in)

seven “porcelet cuisine en multifonction, joue… travers… epaule, aubergine confite a fleur de thym”, pork three ways. shoulder, cheek and rib. i didn’t take pictures of the mashed potatoes but they were delicious too. and they offered to bring us more potatoes if we wanted, but we were stuffed. and still had three courses to go.

eight “fromage de ferme”, cheese with black cherry marmalade.

nine“le bec sucre en servitude”. dessert. rice pudding with caramel and nuts.

ten drink of cream and grapefruit, carrot ice cream and cake with cream and strawberry. we thought we were only getting one dessert and were completely shocked when the second was brought out.

what a meal, and what a fun experience.

day five

day five (saturday) we went to the marche a pouce, antique flea market.

our only picture from the market (most stands don’t allow photos), we stopped for lemon sugar crepes.

then we went to sacre coeur, a church on top of a hill.

we then headed down the hill to gallerie lafayette, a huge department store. i bought a longchamp bag because they are much less expensive here than at home.

on top of gallerie lafayette.

for dinner we went to “le chateaubriand”, but i will write a separate post about that.

piere herme

one of my friends requested i bring back macaron from a shop called “piere herme” while in paris. i didn’t think i liked macaron because i was getting them confused with macaroons, the coconut pastries in america. we went to the store to try them out before bringing them back, and they were delicious. we got caramel, passion fruit and creme brulee.

schlossberg wine

at dinner on night four, we had “schlossberg wine”, a different spelling of our last name. it was a riesling and quite delicious (well of course it was delicious, it was our wine).