On Tuesday night, the adults went out to our first Michelin starred meal of the trip - La Mirande in Avignon. The kids had a lovely meal at the house and stayed with the wonderful Amanda while we were out enjoying an adult evening.
We arrived in Avignon a little early and had a lovely walk around the Palais des Papes - La Mirande was located in a prime spot right next to the Palais. Then we went to dinner at the kitchen table, a special table located in a 17th century kitchen in the basement of the 12th century building.
Our group of 8 sat with 2 other parties at a large communal table and watched our chef, Jean-Claude, prepare a lovely meal on a large antique wood-fired stove.
We started with an amuse that involved sun-dried tomatoes, creme fraiche and a quail's egg. It was lovely. Then we had some perch, tasty duck breast, with zucchini in a mustard sauce and stewed tomatoes. Finally we ended with some apricots in a light sauce with almond sorbet.
The first three courses were excellent and the experience of watching Jean-Claude expertly manipulate the antique stove was quite amazing. We moved into the garden after dinner for our coffee and drinks - the garden was in the shadow of the Palais and we sat there chatting for a little while. It looked like a great place to stay for a future visit.
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This has been delightful to read about your trip. We are sorry that we will miss you...as we will be joining the group at the Chateaux on Sunday. Thanks for sharing the adventure thus far.
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