tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post9168921445678578849..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Dinner at the Lion d'Or in RomorantinKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25881617852698403552010-07-03T13:39:09.264+02:002010-07-03T13:39:09.264+02:00Diogenes, the pigeon breast was very good. It was ...Diogenes, the pigeon breast was very good. It was cooked rare, and was tender. It didn't have a gamy taste.<br /><br />I liked the pigeon thigh/leg less. I thought it was a little undercooked.<br /><br />French desserts aren't very sweet. Even so, three of them, plus the little bite-size <i>mignardises</i>, were a little much.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76584833735538065722010-07-03T08:28:25.092+02:002010-07-03T08:28:25.092+02:00Hi Ken...
WOW!!!! This dinner looks impressive....Hi Ken...<br /><br /><br />WOW!!!! This dinner looks impressive... I love the little bite size desserts... They are indeed precious!!!<br />Have a great weekend!<br /><br />Leesaislandgirl4ever2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11113491173234673894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43369772482406488302010-07-02T23:48:40.477+02:002010-07-02T23:48:40.477+02:00Thanks for the wonderful pictures. I could have m...Thanks for the wonderful pictures. I could have made dinner out of the pastry tray and some coffee. All the food looks incredible! <br /><br />I ate often at such places in the 80s when the exchange rate hit 10 francs to the dollar for a little while. Not so easy to do that today. As for pigeon, hmmm, after living in NYC I don't know...how was it? I don;t think I've ever had it.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24775252792358871652010-07-02T07:50:19.585+02:002010-07-02T07:50:19.585+02:00Starman, yes, it's all those 110 € dinners tha...Starman, yes, it's all those 110 € dinners that are causing French children to gain weight. It's not Coca-Cola or McDonald's hamburgers. No, couldn't be. Because if it were, America would also have an obesity problem, and we all know that it doesn't. N'est-ce pas?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32309413188807968772010-07-01T22:09:46.828+02:002010-07-01T22:09:46.828+02:00What a beautiful dinner!
BetyAnnWhat a beautiful dinner!<br /><br />BetyAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76665536398492252642010-07-01T21:19:00.761+02:002010-07-01T21:19:00.761+02:00Three desserts? No wonder there's an obesity ...Three desserts? No wonder there's an obesity problem in France. The meal would have done me in, much less the desserts.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71352451560624273502010-07-01T18:32:10.216+02:002010-07-01T18:32:10.216+02:00Bill, LOL. If we had a Taco Bell here...
Evelyn, ...Bill, LOL. If we had a Taco Bell here...<br /><br />Evelyn, the nettles didn't sting us. The creamy nettle soup was good.<br /><br />Ladybird, it was the <i>patronne</i> of the restaurant, Mme Clément, who told us that the Noble Joué rosé she served was made from Pineau d'Aunis grapes. I took her word for it and I don't remember who the <i>viticulteur</i> was. I should have paid more attention. At any rate, our local wine-makers, including Bruno and Patricia Denis as well as Jean-Noël and Chantal Guerrier, make very nice Pineau d'Aunis rosés, as you know.<br /><br />Bob, all four of us had the less expensive of the two menus the restaurant offered. It was 98 € per person, plus the champagne for apéritifs, the wines (reasonable at 25 € and 28 € per bottle), and the coffees. I didn't actually see the bill. The other menu was priced at 130 €. Ordering à la carte appeared to be much more expensive. My menu did have prices on it. Such a meal is beyond our means, but Peter and Jill love good food and are very generous.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1278772707519524912010-07-01T18:06:14.397+02:002010-07-01T18:06:14.397+02:00Babette's Feast has nothing on your meal last ...Babette's Feast has nothing on your meal last night.<br /><br />Your post reminds me of a day back in 1969 when the very bourgeois Normandy family I stayed with that year was invited to a relative's house for Sunday dinner, and I was invited as well. <br /><br />On s'est mis à table around noon and stayed there until 5:00 (I don't recall them, but there must have been bathroom breaks). Following a two hour hiatus for a much needed walk, we went at it again from 7:00 until 10:00 p.m. <br /><br />Your dinner was very elegantly presented. Clearly, cuisine bourgeoise is alive and well in France.<br /><br />Would you be willing to share what the per capita cost of that meal was?Bob Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-55759257192047298112010-07-01T18:05:09.393+02:002010-07-01T18:05:09.393+02:00One more hour to lunch, and boy am I looking forwa...One more hour to lunch, and boy am I looking forward to it now. Not that I will eat such a good meal, but at least I will eat.dan mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90093209674875743972010-07-01T17:24:19.266+02:002010-07-01T17:24:19.266+02:00Thank you for daring to take the photos of your me...Thank you for daring to take the photos of your meal. The food looks fantastic.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73601961209358950832010-07-01T17:11:11.546+02:002010-07-01T17:11:11.546+02:00Trying to make me homesick again?
Looks like it wa...Trying to make me homesick again?<br />Looks like it was a lovely evening.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44849279725849943652010-07-01T16:09:54.685+02:002010-07-01T16:09:54.685+02:00Wow. I thought I was an adventurous eater, but I d...Wow. I thought I was an adventurous eater, but I don't think I could be comfortable with the pigeon or the medium rare squab:)) But, the presentation was gorgeous, and the place looked wonderful! Any time you mention Romorantin, I remember a post you did a couple of years ago about the town, and it was the first time I had heard of it then. :))<br /><br />I'm so glad you all had such a nice visit!<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57391801587250355802010-07-01T14:42:04.589+02:002010-07-01T14:42:04.589+02:00Ken, Splendid meal!
However, I'm a bit surpri...Ken, Splendid meal!<br /><br />However, I'm a bit surprised when you say that the Noblé Joué Rosé is made from Pineau d'Aunis grapes. :) Some years ago we visited the winery of the Frères Rousseau in Esvres, the most promiment winemakers in the Noblé Joué area and they told us that the rosé is made from three types of Pinot grapes.<br /><br />This is what it says on their website:<br /><br />"C'est un assemblage de 3 pinots dits "Noble" :<br /><br />Le pinot meunier ou gris meunier pour 50 à 60%. Il apporte le fruité et la fraîcheur. <br />Le pinot gris ou malvoisie pour 30 à 40%. Il apporte le corps et la puissance. Il peut être récolté tardivement et grâce à la pourriture noble, donner un vin moelleux, la malvoisie. <br />Le pinot noir pour 10 à 20%. Il apporte toute sa finesse." <br /><br />If you want to know more about its history, just follow this link: http://rousseau-freres.com/index.php?cat=12<br /><br />Martineladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58214145795896432192010-07-01T14:01:25.834+02:002010-07-01T14:01:25.834+02:00DH and I went to Applebees last night and we had a...DH and I went to Applebees last night and we had a bit of the side by side presentation of the same food you had: it was oriental chicken salad, one had fried chicken, the other broiled lol.<br /><br />I don't think Lewis would like the stinging nettle salad since he hated getting stung by those things at Chambord. Guess we could have eaten some for revenge;)<br /><br />Your dinner sounded and looked wonderful. Thanks for taking us through it. The Mignardises would have been enough for me! <br /><br />Oh, and it's neat that you know so much about your local grapes.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-61257371137323987692010-07-01T12:34:22.224+02:002010-07-01T12:34:22.224+02:00As we say in Minnesota,Oof-Dah, not too bad! A li...As we say in Minnesota,Oof-Dah, not too bad! A little supper...just a bite to eat so you won't wake up hungry in the middle of the night. <br /><br />Eat your hearts out guys, we had take-out from Taco Bell.Bill in NHnoreply@blogger.com