Lunch at Le Cintra

19.90 euros for entree + main dish or main dish + dessert

I was kind of disappointed that the salmon tartare is smoked salmon and not raw salmon

Chicken supreme with morels, château Potatos and vegetables. And what a generous serving of morels. 

Strawberry charlotte

We walked past Le Cintra in Lyon on a sunny morning
and saw that the restaurant set up some tables in the square across from their restaurant.
On our way back, we decided to have lunch there
just because it looked so good to sit in the sunny square to eat.

The food was good.
It was what we wanted- sun and food.
We are lucky and thankful to enjoy these good things.

Birthday DInner Chez Albert

Interior of Chez Albert

Deep fried duck skin and pickled veg appetitzer

Terrine of shrimp & chicken, with salad entree

Foie Gras, smoked duck wuth salad and chutney entree

Our table

Roasted duck with raspberry sauce and pan-fried artichoke

Cross-section of roasted duck

Grilled Tuna and Potatoes (sauce unknown)

Pan-fried swordfish with squid ink risotto

Birthday tiramisu

Strawberries & raspberries with creme anglais

Chocolate brownie with creme anglais & chantilly

We went to Chez Albert for our sister's 30th birthday.
Good food and family time.

Plat du Jour a la maison

The butcher gave directions on how to cook this piece of meat. Yes, in France the butcher will tell you how to cook the product if you ask.

Déglacer the pot to make sauce for the meat.

For dessert, some stawberries in season and pistachio ice cream

We enjoy making our own plat du jour at home for either lunch or dinner.
Papa bought a lovely piece of beef and vegetables from the farmers' market.
The green peas were awesome!

What We Ate on the Train

Not cheap!

Mon mari's lunch of ham & cheese sandwich and a slice of flan for dessert

These were what we brought with us to eat on the train from Lyon to Brussels.
I hardly ever buy chinese food in Europe
because it's too expensive for something that I can easy make at home at a fraction of the price.
But I was super craving for chinese food before we get on the train
and I really didn't feel like having a sandwich.
 

Brasserie Georges

Brasserie Georges is a very large brasserie in Lyon that can sit up to 500 diners!
We enjoy going there once in a while for family dinners.

I wanted something light so I order a prefixed menu that comes
with some lentil salad and grilled salmon with hollandaise sauce,
which wasn't very good...
Everyone in the family told me I should order choucroute ou steak tartare when at Brasserie Georges.
Darn...

Still it's fun to eat in a big hall and watch people.

Menu du Jour

Bruchetta with goat cheese, chorizo & salad

Cold tomato soup

Salmon with asparagus and sauce mousseline

Duck leg in orange sauce, courgette, champignon de paris and courgette

Orange and lemon sorbet

Lemon cake and lemon sorbet

A typical french lunch menu at a small restaurant in Lyon.
20 euros per person, excluding wine.

Osyter Lunch at Les Halles

Papa treated mon mari & I at Maison Rousseau in Les Halles for some oysters.
1 dozen each person to be exact!
Whoa!