13 hours ago, ambra said:Thank you! You were right though, totally booked up for ages. 😃
Yes - "back in the day" it was a much easier rental (they do have another property right nearby - did you see that?). Prior to staying here a number of times, we'd found a place via VRBO, and liked it a lot; then that place came off the market. So - it's always something, as Roseanne Roseannadanna might have said.
Le Grand Bain is a place we're somewhat familiar with, having dined here on previous trips. As we like a lot, and as it's open on Sundays, it works quite well. This particular Sunday night, however - slightly different, as it was World Cup final night...and we know the results of that! (Yes, France lost to Argentina...on PKs). Paris was insane, and we made the ridiculous mistake of trying to take the Metro to the restaurant. Long story short - we ended up walking, all the way to the restaurant, in the rain.
Another little side story...I've been semi-watching this cooking show called Paris Bistro Cooking, for a bit of time now. It's not a competition show, which makes it at least watchable, in my opinion. Turns out the chef on the show is actually the chef at Le Grand Bain; I'd never put the two together until I saw the credits at the end of an episode. Weird.
We were seated next to this really cute (okay, hot), young couple from Germany. They were quite interested in some of the dishes we'd ordered, and asked for advice on what they might like, which was fun sort of helping them along with their meal. Even let them taste one or two of our dishes before we'd taken a bite, something I rarely do (did I mention they were hot?).
Anyway, what'd we eat again?
This! Gratin Dauphinois.
This head gets the heads turning for sure. Head of a sea bass,.
A nice hunk of pork, with the crispiest skin...quite good.
There was also Céleri-Rave Rémoulade, a snack of panisse, a play on Tuscan ribollita, and (evidently, as I look at the bill), 2 desserts.
One of which was this tarte tatin.
A genuinely pleasant evening, on a rainy night in Paris.
