marseille

St. Patrick's Day in Marseille!

Up early and into town to meet Caroline and Paddy who'd come through to Marseille the previous day to watch the rugby. Met them for a drink in their hotel lobby and then Pierre and I headed to Vallon des Auffes for some lunch at Chez Jeannot. This is me doing my best Rick Stein-esque pose outside the restaurant...the wind kinda ruined it :)

Ordered St. Pierre for mains (or John Dory as it's known in English) and it was off! I thought I just didn't like the taste of it as I'd never tried it before, but turns out that I could trust my nose as we were told later that evening that an ammonia-type taste means it's definitely past its best...thankfully I didn't eat much at all.

Got home and prepared for dinner that evening! Foie gras and champagne to start, des allouettes with polenta for mains, and homemade lemon sorbet for dessert. I had brought Fivemiletown cheese with me as a gift (imagine bringing Irish cheese to French people!!) and they loved it! Good result all round.