Wednesday was a quiet day at home, washing, cleaning the house and generally hanging out after the business of being a tourist in Paris. We watched a practice match of Polo in the afternoon and went into Aix for dinner at a beautiful little restaurant.
Aix has some ridiculous number of fountains - maybe a thousand and I gather there are about the same number of restaurants. It makes choosing one a little difficult, but happily we were with the locals so they took us to a fantastic place. I had the fois gras for entree which was absolutely beautiful, steak and a chocolate mousse cake thing for dessert. Of course accompanied by the Kir - as an apperatif - and some white wine with the meal.
If I haven’t yet taken the time to explain Kir, please indulge me for a moment. Kir is basically a small amount of Cassis (a blackcurrant liqueur) in the bottom of a wine glass topped up with white wine - any will do, but Chardonnay is best. If you can get both from the Bourgogne region then you are a step ahead. Sweet fruity goodness! Absolutely delicious on a hot summer afternoon, happily I have the makings at the Cabinon now, so I am able to enjoy an apperatif pretty regularly!!
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