Chalon-sur-Saone, Tour de France and More Food

Tom finally gets his Tour de France shirt that he's been trying to purchase for eight years.  Philippe helped make sure Tom had the correct size.

Chalon-sur-Saone is ready for the Tour de France.

This was in front of a bakery showing how wheat was once ground.

Chalon-Our-Saone is a lovely town to walk in

We were excited.  Finally we would get to experience first hand the Tour de France.  We went into Chalon-Our-Saone early since we knew parking would be an issue.  This meant lunch out!  We love these French prix fixe meals. They can't be beat for value, attractive presentation and at the same time good food.  On the Island we stopped at the first restaurant that had shade.  Le Braserio was a cook your meat at your table type of restaurant.

Relaxing while waiting for our meal at Viandes et Gambas.

First course started well.   The fruit salad was diced ripe melons pared with salty prosciutto and a small salad.  I could have stopped there.  But more was coming.

The main course was charolais beef thinly sliced to cook on a bbq placed in the middle of the table. A baked potato and ratatouille finished off the main course.

Making the meal more interesting (and tasty) were four sauces to use as toppings.

The "caravan" preceding the racers was long and amounted to a lot of advertising,  There were items for sale as well as give-aways.

Tom and Philippe enjoying the parade before the riders came through.

There were big screens allowing us to watch the race.

This is the head of the Tour de France with less than 450 meters to the finish line.  They've been cycling for five hours straight in the heat and humidity.  

Part of the peloton following along.

 Every week we have date night.  That means I don't cook and Tom doesn't have to do dishes.  It also allows us to enjoy the local cuisine which is always a treat.  Dinner was back on the island of Chalon-sur-Saone.

Tom informed me he had his glass of wine. I was on my own.

We had a relaxing dinner at Les Gourmands Disent...  The weather was perfect for an evening dining outside.

I had the best view of Tom and the Main Street lined with restaurants and apartments above.

First was a little cheese brioche and cold asparagus soup.  I'm adding cold asparagus soup to my summer menu.

 We started with the Entree...

Tomato green zebra, emulsion Burrata, basilic. In other words, green zebra tomatoes inside the shell with an emulsion of burrata cheese with a light basil sauce.

 The entree was followed by the Plate (main course)

Magret de canard aux pêches, puree cardinal, legumes racines.  I knew we were getting duck with peaches.  The rest was a mystery but perfectly prepared and delicious. 

Last was dessert

My dessert was savers d 'ete fruits rouges.  All I understood was that I was getting something with red fruits.

Tom loves rice pudding so he chose Au soliel levant, riz, kiwi, mangue. We understood  rice, kiwi, and mango, but didn't know what else would be with it.  It's always an adventure

 It was Saturday night July 13 and we assumed that the following night Bastille Day would have the fireworks and celebrations.  Unbeknownst to us all the little villages around us were having their celebrations that evening.  We walked over to where the viewing was and waited and waited.  Eventually we were rewarded with a mediocre fireworks show.

Celebrating Bastille Day early.

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