Posts tagged Eateries
Huitres !
Huitres !

2 reasons made us stop outside this tiny little bar located over on Left Bank.

The sight of fresh oysters (huitres) in the window and the very handsome and distinguished looking French gentleman looking in through said window.  What's a girl to do?

No surprises that we entered said establishment.  Propped ourselves up at the table by the front window.  Then relaxed back, people watched, drank bubbles and gobbled up delicious huitres from Normandy.

What else do ladies do during the week?

(how am I ever going to go back to reality?!)

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Travel, EateriesChit Chat ChompFrance, Travel, Eateries, Paris
Yard !
Yard !

Be warned.  I am about to make a very bold statement here.

Eating at Yard, in the 11th Arrondissement, been to date the best meal I have eaten in all of France.

I may even be so bold as to say it has been one of my favourite meals EVER.

Yes, you heard me correctly.  There are not many places (and I've eaten at many) where every single plate put in front of me has made my taste buds sing.  On top of that, add amazing service.

But I found it right here, in an almost derelict street in an off-the-radar neighbourhood. A street you may never normally walk down intentionally, only by accident.

This place is definitely worth the effort to find.

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Travel, EateriesChit Chat ChompFrance, Travel, Paris, Eateries
Le Carre d'Herbes
Le Carre d'Herbes

We had planned to have lunch along the canals of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.  Yes, a little touristy looking, but gorgeous all the same, especially in the sunshine.  However, plans are made to be changed as after chatting to our new BFF Olivier (a local we just met here in L'Isle-sur), we found ourselves walking, a little hesitantly, down a strange pathway he'd pointed to, away from all the tourists.

What we found was heaven, tucked away amongst the trees.

Le Carre d'Herbes

Outstanding food, friendly and efficient service and no tourists!  Well, alright....our constant camera use probably gave us away.

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Eateries, TravelChit Chat ChompFrance, Travel, Provence, Eateries
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

Today's morning coffee comes to you from the Provincial town of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.  A somewhat biggish town located a little further south from our little village.

We were enticed there by the numerous vintage and second hand shops on offer, and of course....lunch!

Having run out of milk at home and after the drive south (on the wrong side of the road), our need for coffee was great, and the sight of the famous blue yoghurt pots showed us exactly where we needed to go.  Remember these from my last trip? (see here)  You actually can no longer buy these anymore as they have changed the pots to an ugly dark blue.  Thank God I stocked up last time.  Kind of makes the ones I have all the more special now.

Ahhhh....time to shop!

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TravelChit Chat ChompFrance, Travel, Provence, Eateries
Le Barroux !
Le Barroux !

We desperately needed to stretch our legs so we set out on foot to the next village - Le Barroux, for a wee spot of lunch.

It's only 4.5 km away from La Roque Alric, but there are hills in between.....yep....a lot of hills.  So as you can imagine, we were ready for some  well deserved sustenance when we arrived, only to find the village empty.  A ghost town.  This was wonderful for us taking photos, but not so good for our growling tummies.  Even the one restaurant we did stumble upon happened to be closed on this particular day...doh!

Finally we spotted a little "basic" store where we grabbed a baguette and a wedge of camembert.  Our impromptu lunch for the day....or so we thought.....

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Eateries, TravelChit Chat ChompFrance, Travel, Provence, Eateries
l'Acacia en Provence !
l'Acacia en Provence !

If you've been following our little adventure in France to date, then you'll completely understand our utter excitement when after meandering around the curved little cobble stoned paths of our tiny little village, La Roque Alric, we stumbled upon the sweetest looking French country restaurant ever - l'Acacia en Provence.

We never expected it.  We were told there was no restaurant here!

I think we squealed.

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Eateries, TravelChit Chat ChompFrance, Travel, Provence, Eateries
A big day for the ladies!
A big day for the ladies!

Today was a big day for the little ladies.

Having already walked over 20km (and I'd just like to add that we had done 19km the day before....are we amazing or what?!) and having already treated ourselves to one of the best mille feuilles so far, we decided we needed another treat.  Yes, this treat also came in the form of food.  Surely you're getting the gist of this holiday by now so this should be no surprise?

If you ever head over to Paris, and in particular the Marais area (really, why wouldn't you?) then you need to do yourself a favour and eat HERE!

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Eateries, TravelChit Chat ChompFrance, Travel, Paris, Eateries
The Larder !
The Larder !

Name any cafe or restaurant The Larder and I'm sucked in! 

There's something special about that word that appeals to some hidden part of me - It could be a crappy little shop, but I still have to take a look inside just to feel satisfied.  Unfortunately, I'm often disappointed.

So I can honestly say I was a happy girl when I walked into The Larder - a little cafe on the main street of Daylesford and found myself surrounded by cookbooks, enamel milk jugs for sale and various sized platters of cakes and biscuits. 

Not to mention some cute Christmas decorations, which I'm an even bigger sucker for.

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EateriesChit Chat ChompChristmas, Eateries, Melbourne