roosterchef21

Don't you worry.... I plan on trying 3-4 cheeses and my wife 3-4 cheeses.... This is one of the things I am most looking forward to!

Hey everyone! Just some quick questions about 3 star etiquette and what to expect at a top restaurant for the people who haven't been before. Do waiters speak english/japanese/moon language etc and do we need to ask for an English speaking waiter/waitress? What should we tip and is it compulsory? Cheese trolley and Dessert trolley etiquette? How loud can we talk? What can we and can't we ask for e.g can we ask for something not on the menu, where is the toilet, that guy is smoking can you get him to put it out etc? Dress code? Anything else in general we could know?

I have to make these!! Do you have a recipe you can share? ← Sure! 3 cups SR Flour 1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Oil 1 Cup Milk 5 Eggs Mix above together along with honey and figs to taste. Bake at 160 for around 30-35 minutes for large muffins. Last time I made these I used dried figs which I think were much better.

Generally speaking I don't cook them. Love them fresh. However, a fig & Honey muffin... It ends up tasting remarkably like a fortified wine like sherry or muscat! Nothing like a muffin that tastes like a sticky for brekkie!

Is it just me or are they obsessed with truffles?

Is the Brasserie hard to find?

Thanks BTW! LOL!

Hi, Welcome to the France Forum. We're a wonderfully helpful bunch and will do our best, but I just wanted to be sure before we plunged in that you had researched all your destinations (by resto and area here and searched specifically as well). ← Yep... Did research... Just more confused now! lol! I suppose the main question is what food related sights should I see on the way. For example, I am going to go to Roquefort to see the caves and eat cheese (and get fat). Planning on seeing Reims to drink Champagne and go to Pierre Herme's shop in Paris for more fattening stuff! And as a side any particular restaurants I should try to balance out the one's that I am already seeing? I am looking for one in Bordeaux, one in Reims and possibly somewhere in Paris. Hostellerie de Plaisance in Bordeaux seems to be recommended quite often as well as La Tupina. What's the difference in price and quality? Les Crayeres in Reims seems to be the one that keeps popping up along with la vigneraie and au petit comptoir. Paris is interesting. I would like to have a nice dinner in Paris but don't want to blow the budget! Degustation's generally speaking are better value I have found. The only problem is they all seem much more expensive in Paris! I'd like to try somewhere that is either starred, has a high rating in the Gault Millau or is a local secret. Hopefully really romantic too!

Hey everyone! My first post and topic on this site.... Very Excited! My wife and I are planning our first trip overseas for next September for 4 weeks. We are hoping to take in everything north of Rome (except Milan) in Italy (8 days), overnight through Switzerland, 2 weeks in France and with any luck (lots of praying here... just like everyone else) going to el bulli otherwise mugaritz. Just wanting some advice on France. Plan to come into Lyon, spend a couple of days there, down to Nice incl Monaco for 1 night taking in Louis XV , along the South Coast of France and possibly up to Roquefort over 3 days, down to Spain for el bulli then train to Bordeaux for 2 days (need to catch up on a few days travel so taking train there) and finally back up to Paris for 4-5 days (incl Reims) via train. At the moment, I am hoping to eat at Nicholas Le Bec's in Lyon, Louis XV in Nice, el bulli/mugaritz and hopefully another 1-2 places. Just wondering if there is any places I should go see on the way, what other places I should possibly eat at (either a good value lunch or cheapish (relatively speaking) 3 star dinner would be preferred) and any other general advice anyone can offer me! Thanks everyone!