Traditional Lunch
I want to start with my last meal of the trip with everyone. We drove out to a country auberge that’s quite off the beaten path for a four-course Sunday lunch. I love a good rustic setting. The food was amazing from start to finish with the rosé flowing. I love how fresh everything was. Here at home, farm-to-table is a specialty, but out in Provence it’s just life. I’m going to miss this. We started with a family-style entree tray of tuna with creme fraiche, mushroom toast, smashed peas with mint, lentils with shallots, vegetables with anchoiade, and melons. For out main course, we had a choice of beef daube with walnuts, sliced leg of lamb with garlic, and trout almondine. I went with the trout with almonds because I was loving the tuna from earlier and always ready for more seafood. Our side was a hearty potatoes dauphinoise and topped with tomatoes. Finally, our dessert of flourless chocolate with crème anglaise was heavenly. I could’ve went for round two of that.