Ooh La La

I really enjoy eating out at restaurants. I love the atmosphere. I love scanning a menu. I love somebody bringing me food. I love how they clean up my dishes and how they insist I indulge in dessert. But I usually don't go to very expensive restaurants, because I eat out too often to afford that luxury. This week, however, we were invited by friends to go to a very nice restaurant. And at the invitation of Felicity & Nathaniel, I experienced my first French cuisine and I loved it!

Nathaniel, our French speaking expert, helped interpret some of the things the waiter was saying and ordered some appetizers for us that I had never had before. We had clams, mussels, calamari, Pate de Campagne, Saucisse Grille Alsacienne (fancy sausage & potatoes) and a cold tomato soup. The waiter announced the soup had no alcohol, which confused me until Nathaniel explained alcohol is put in a lot of the dishes.

We also ordered virgin strawberry daiquiris and it was like sucking straight out of a strawberry. They were so tasty, I ordered two.

You'd think after all those appetizers we'd be full, but no. We were just getting started. Our main dishes were Viande du Marche (the meat of the day). Not sure what it was but I tasted Chris' and it was good. We also had Canard (duck) and I got Filet Mignon. It just melted in my mouth.

Then our stomachs weren't quite bloated enough so we ordered dessert. Chris ordered Gateau au Fromagede Chavre (goat cheese cheesecake with fruit compote). I doubted his selection, but it was tasty. Nathaniel ordered a fancy Sorbet et Glace that came encased in a fancy ice cup. And I have tasted chocolate mousse before, so I thought. But not until I put a spoonful of Mousse au Chocolat from Tersiguel's restaurant, did I realize what I had been missing. It was amazing. Everyone took a bite and agreed that we could never go back to regular mousse again. We also agreed we probably wouldn't eat for a few days after this night. We left very satisfied.

It was a great night experiencing something new with special friends. It's going to be tough going back to fast food after this night.