I had to chill for a couple hours while my apartment was being cleaned. So I headed across the street to Au Bourguignon du Marais for lunch. I could learn to live like this!
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| Poached salmon and halibut, sautéed shrimp, boiled turned (“tournée”) potatoes and carrots in a saffron - beurre blanc - fish stock sauce with a delicate puff pastry biscuit and watercress. Wowzer! |
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| A pear poached in red wine, peppercorns, cinnamon and allspice with a lovely crispy crumble. Wowzer again. |
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| Café macchiato with a little square of chocolate. Excellent! |
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| The lunch specials. 22 euros for the food (about the same in dollars these days). Plus wine (a lovely Saint-Bris) and coffee. Unbeatable. |
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| The view from my table. That 14th-century half-timbered double building (see the two roof lines) a short block away on the right contains my apartment. My windows are three floors up on the right side. |
It was just a bit chilly would have been perfect if there had been a heater over my head, but alas, they were banned by the city earlier this year. I love eating outside, but sigh, guess I need to give up something for the environment!
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