H'ors d'oeuvres

Katy and I had h'ors d'oeuvres at our apartment before dinner at Allard.  We bought a vintage champagne at le Bon Marche and three cheeses - brie, tete de moine, and chevre (the cheese monger told us this is the season when chevre is at its best) - and had all this with some duck rilletes and bread.

Our dinner at Allard was superb.  I had melon and jambon to start and Katy had a frisee salad with lardons.  We both followed with grilled turbot with beurre blanc.  Then for dessert we asked for sorbet.  What they presented was princess pink and tasted like bubblegum.  Quite disturbing.  Katy and I both just let it melt in it's little silver bowls and finished up our white burgundy.

Tomorrow we will pay a return visit to my brother's great find, the basque restaurant le Cul de Poule.  For lunch though we'll visit Katy's favorite falafel dive and do more shopping.