Un soir au bord de l'eau

Two tartes flambées - one 'Vegetarienne' and one 'Aux Pommes'.

The first was actually really nice, even though I suspect some of the vegetables were from a jar or tin. (If I have another, I will go for a more traditional, and accidentally vegetarian, one, such as the chevre or roquefort (and, yes, I do realise that the cheese may well not count as properly vegetarian). The second was bloomin gorgeous. And was drenched in calvados and set alight - sadly, I did not get my camera out on time. I had a kir cremant cassis and a Grimwalden beer with it. The kir lasted through to dessert as they brought the main course out very quickly (another clue in the 'vegetables probably from a jar or tin' mystery.

Tatte flambée is a kind of cross between a crêpe and a pizza and I officially love them. No way could I have eaten a whole pizza and then a whole dessert pizza and would would have felt VERY full after a savoury and then a dessert crêpe. But this was just right. Said Goldilocks.

And then I topped the evening off with a stroll along the river, and I feel like I now need to do that every night, because it was so beautiful and soothing. The lights and buildings reflecting in the water is just so magical.Read more