Tag Archives: Sarlat

Starting Year 14: Reflections and memories

Posted on August 4, 2023 by loren24250

As I’ve written in the past two postings, Jan and I have just started our 14th year of living full-time in France. Feeling reflective, I am posting a few sample comments from Radio Free Daglan over the years. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in French food, French language, Life in southwest France | Tagged Daglan, Radio Free Europe, Sarlat, Traffic in Sarlat | 2 Comments

A fine-dining duo, and a home-spun meal

Posted on October 2, 2019 by loren24250

This past weekend we finished a round of fine dining on two consecutive days, and now are feeling contented, if a tad more plump. And we continue to be amazed and impressed at the innovative approaches of two of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne | Tagged crab salad, Daglan, desserts, entrées, food, Le Grand Bleu, michelin starred restaurant, O Moulin, Restaurant O Moulin, restaurants, Sarlat, seafood | 2 Comments

Dish du jour — 20-05-2018

Posted on May 21, 2018 by loren24250

Today is our 30th wedding anniversary, obviously a day to celebrate. However, it is a Monday and also un jour ferié in France, or public holiday. So the chances of having a fine-dining meal today would be zilch. Always thinking ahead, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne | Tagged Daglan, desserts, food, Le Grand Bleu, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, Sarlat | 6 Comments

A fitting lunch for a birthday girl

Posted on September 9, 2017 by loren24250

What do you get for a birthday girl who has almost everything — things like beauty, charm, humour and intelligence? Well, the birthday of my wife Jan was a couple of days ago {Thursday), and we realized that one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged Daglan, desserts, food, hake, Le Grand Bleu, merlu, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, Sarlat, seafood, Vertigo Blanc | 8 Comments

Dishes of the day — 01/06/2017

Posted on June 2, 2017 by loren24250

At the end of April I wrote about a new, lower-cost lunch menu being served at the Michelin-starred Le Grand Bleu in Sarlat, available at lunches on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I called that posting “What a deal — and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne | Tagged Chicken dishes, Daglan, desserts, entrées, food, Le Grand Bleu, michelin starred restaurant, mushrooms, restaurants, Sarlat, Slow-cooked chicken | Leave a comment

What a deal — and “bistronomic” to boot

Posted on April 28, 2017 by loren24250

Suppose you were planning a trip to the Greater Daglan Area of southwest France, thought it might be interesting to see why Michelin-starred restaurants are so fussed over, but were concerned about pushing your budget into the stratosphere. I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged Champagne, Daglan, desserts, entrées, food, Le Grand Bleu, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, Sarlat, strawberries | 10 Comments

Beauty (and taste) on the plate in Sarlat

Posted on September 25, 2016 by loren24250

Having written several times about the Michelin-starred restaurant in Sarlat, Le Grand Bleu, I’ll be brief in this posting. But since my wife Jan and I had a lovely lunch there yesterday with our friend Joanne, and since all three of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged Champagne, Daglan, desserts, entrées, food, Le Grand Bleu, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, Sarlat, seafood | 5 Comments

The Sarlat Test, and a sad sign of our times

Posted on August 25, 2016 by loren24250

We are now over the hump — which is to say the peak of the Tourist Season, which in the Greater Daglan Area (GDA) runs roughly from mid-July to mid-August. You can see the cars heading back to other parts of France, the Netherlands … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in southwest France, News about France, Travels in and out of France | Tagged Daglan, dealing with terrorist attacks, medical clinics, Sarlat, terrorist attacks, Toulouse | 2 Comments

Lovely food in the centre of Bordeaux

Posted on March 31, 2016 by loren24250

Yesterday my wife Jan and I had to travel to Bordeaux for an appointment and, as you might expect, we took the opportunity to enjoy a wonderful lunch. (Shocked, are you?) Planning ahead, we had checked out both our latest Michelin guide as … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafés in France, Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Wine | Tagged Bordeaux, Champagne, Cotes du Rhone wines, Daglan, desserts, dordogne river, entrées, food, Garopapilles, mushrooms, restaurants, Sarlat, seafood | 2 Comments

Star struck

Posted on January 5, 2016 by loren24250

I don’t know about you, but I am a fan of the Michelin system of rating restaurants. My wife Jan and I have now eaten in a host of starred restaurants in France and England, and with few exceptions, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Restaurants in the Lot, Wine | Tagged Champagne, Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, food, Le Gindreau, Le Grand Bleu, Le Vieux Logis, michelin starred restaurant, mignardises, ravioli, restaurants, roast duck, Sarlat, truffles | 2 Comments