Tag: Burgundy
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Le Soufflot
We grabbed lunch in Mersault at Le Soufflot. I had the zucchini starter (seems to be very in season here dive we see it everywhere), the duck with beets (also in season) and the strawberry dessert. A nice enough impromptu lunch.
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Ed.Em
Dinner was at Ed.Em, a 1-star restaurant in Chassagne-Montrachet. We hadn’t yet been down here and it definitely felt more in the country, with few buildings and lots of vineyards. The restaurant was very casual and we seemed to be the most dressed up group in the restaurant (and we weren’t very dressed up). Dinner…
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William Frachot
The dinner at William Francot was an enjoyable experience overall with fantastic technique and layered flavors, with some great highlights, but other dishes that were only appreciated, but didn’t live. One of the highlights was their version of oeuf en meurette with the sauce as rich as you could ever hope for. I also thought…
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L’Ecrit’Vin
Went for 2 classic regional dishes – oeufs en meurette, boeuf bourguignon
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Wine tasting in Côte de Nuits
The wine tour was very informative even though we’ve certainly consumed a fair amount of Burgundy, we didn’t quite grok the sub-regions and the numerous vineyards as well as the AOCs all interrelate for a given wine. It was of course interesting to contrast this with the domestic Pinots we drink, there Burgundy that we’ve…
