Tag Archives: foie gras mi cuit

Dishes du jour — 6 – 04 – 2019

Posted on April 7, 2019 by loren24250

Yesterday (Saturday), we lunched at the Restaurant O Moulin in Carsac (30 minutes or so from Daglan) for the third time this year. And it was possibly the best meal yet — with true artistry on the plate. For a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne | Tagged Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, restaurants, seafood | 4 Comments

Dishes du jour — 08 – 09 – 2016

Posted on September 8, 2016 by loren24250

Today’s posting simply picks up where yesterday’s posting finished. We’re still at a Sunday lunch in Bergerac, a drive of about an hour and a quarter from Daglan, at a very good restaurant called L’Imparfait. To remind you, here’s an … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne | Tagged Bergerac, cod, desserts, duck breast, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, L'Imparfait, restaurants | Leave a comment

A chef who keeps upping his game

Posted on August 29, 2016 by loren24250

My wife Jan said it soon after our first dish was served at lunch last Friday: “I think Chef has upped his game.” Then she said it several more times during the meal, and again, later that afternoon. This is pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne | Tagged Bergerac, Champagne, Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, Iberico pork, La Table du Marché, restaurants, Vieux Bergerac | 2 Comments

An oh-so-leisurely Sunday lunch

Posted on November 7, 2015 by loren24250

A leisurely Sunday lunch with good friends, enjoying fine food, is both a treat and a tradition for us here in the Greater Daglan Area. However, I do make a distinction between plain-old leisurely and so-much-time-between-courses-that-you-could-learn-how-to-play-contract-bridge leisurely. Unfortunately, the latter … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged amuse-bouches, blue lobster, Champagne, Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, homard bleu, Le Saint Martial, lobster, mushrooms, restaurants, Saint-Martial-de-Nabirat, seafood, tarte tatin, tuna tartare | 6 Comments

Dish du jour — 5/10/2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by loren24250

Two separate sets of friends stayed with us in Daglan at the end of September and beginning of October, which meant (a) lots of opportunity for fine dining, and (b) not much time for writing blog postings. I’ll try to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne | Tagged Champagne, Chocolate, creme brulee, Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, Le Grand Bleu, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, Sarlat, sweetbreads | 7 Comments

RFD friendships — and a parade of culinary invention

Posted on July 29, 2014 by loren24250

One of the delights of writing this blog is the connection we make with people, usually electronically but often in person. Since regular readers of Radio Free Daglan obviously love southwest France, and either own holiday homes near us or … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Weather in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged Barry Manilow, Champagne, Daglan, desserts, Dordogne weather, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, Le Vieux Logis, lunch, lunches, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, seafood, weather | Leave a comment

“Very good”: another starred restaurant in the GDA

Posted on July 18, 2014 by loren24250

For really special meals, my wife Jan and I head to one of the Michelin-starred restaurants in the Greater Daglan Area — places like Le Grand Bleu in Sarlat and Le Vieux Logis in Trémolat, each of which has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Lot, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France, Wine | Tagged cheese courses, Chinon wines, Daglan, desserts, entrées, flowers, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, Le Grand Bleu, Le Vieux Logis, Les Trois Soleils de Montal, Lot département, meringues, michelin starred restaurant, mushrooms, red fruits, restaurants, roast pigeon, Saint Céré, Sancerre wine, seafood, strawberries, turbot | 4 Comments

A Canada Day encore in Daglan

Posted on July 1, 2014 by loren24250

Since early this morning, Canadian flags have been fluttering outside our home in Daglan. Why? Because today, July 1, is Canada Day — the national holiday that celebrates the 1867 enactment of the British North America Act, which established Canada … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays in France, Life in southwest France | Tagged Canada Day, Canada Day in France, Canadian flags, Cénac, Daglan, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, La Roque-Gageac, Les Pres Gaillardou, maple leafs, pork medallions, restaurants, rosé wine, Sarlat | 6 Comments

Back to Daglan’s finest

Posted on February 26, 2014 by loren24250

It seemed as if it had been ages since my wife Jan and I had eaten at Daglan’s finest restaurant (okay, our village’s only “fine” restaurant) but we weren’t really sure of the date. Having now checked my computerized calendar, … Continue reading →

Posted in French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged Champagne, Champagne Imperial cocktail, Chateau de Sancerre, Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, le petit paris, Monbazzilac, prunes, prunes with Armagnac, restaurants, risotto, salmon, Sancerre, seafood | 6 Comments

Surprises and delights at Le Grand Bleu (once again)

Posted on September 13, 2013 by loren24250

What more can be said about Le Grand Bleu, the Michelin-starred restaurant in Sarlat? I’ve written about it many times before, using words like “marvellous” and “wonderful” to describe our meals there. But it still has the ability to surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, foie gras mi cuit, food, goose breast, Le Grand Bleu, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, Sarlat, seafood, soufflé, strawberries, sweetbreads | 6 Comments