Our good friends Sandra and Stephane (who work with Mathilde in that renowned teaching establishment known as the CIV) are in the important process of evaluating various restaurants, for a very important event indeed – the baptism of their little Clelia. So we were happy enough to support this important mission, and join them for a lunch at restaurant located by the nearby village La Gaude.
The place was convivial enough, with a typically chatty waiter, with a real southern accent. My only complaint about him would be that he thought I was Scandinavian (of course, as everybody knows, Finland is not part of Scandinavia, although it is part of Fennoscandia. A small, but significant, distinction).The menu looked promising as well, with a 4-course, Italian style meal (meaning, starter, pasta, main course and desert), for a most reasonable price of 26 Euros. Things started well with some tasty charcuterie, followed by some nice home-made ravioli. And the proportions were generous indeed – even I was starting to suspect I might struggle to finish the meal... No complaints about the main course either – rabbit with some potatoes, followed by a tiramisu. I guess it wasn’t the most original or sophisticated cuisine, but I enjoyed it anyway. And as always with Sandra and Steph, we had a great time. And Clelia just keeps getting cuter and cuter ;-)
After the meal, we decided to burn off some calories, so walked up to the village and do some exploration. We’ve been to La Gaude a couple of times already, but only to catch a film, so this was our first visit at daytime. It’s a typically pretty Provencal village, with a nice, residential feel (there are more picturesque villages for the tourists). It’s actually a pretty old village, the first mention of the place dating back to around the year 1000. We checked out the cemetery and the church, but missed the 14th century castle (probably since it’s apparently actually located in the neighbouring village of Saint-Jeannet).
Our good friends Sandra and Stephane (who work with Mathilde in that renowned teaching establishment known as the CIV) are in the important process of evaluating various restaurants, for a very important event indeed – the baptism of their little Clelia. So we were happy enough to support this important mission, and join them for a lunch at restaurant located by the nearby village La Gaude. 
The place was convivial enough, with a typically chatty waiter, with a real southern accent. My only complaint about him would be that he thought I was Scandinavian (of course, as everybody knows, Finland is not part of Scandinavia, although it is part of Fennoscandia. A small, but significant, distinction).The menu looked promising as well, with a 4-course, Italian style meal (meaning, starter, pasta, main course and desert), for a most reasonable price of 26 Euros. Things started well with some tasty charcuterie, followed by some nice home-made ravioli. And the proportions were generous indeed – even I was starting to suspect I might struggle to finish the meal... No complaints about the main course either – rabbit with some potatoes, followed by a tiramisu. I guess it wasn’t the most original or sophisticated cuisine, but I enjoyed it anyway. And as always with Sandra and Steph, we had a great time. And Clelia just keeps getting cuter and cuter ;-)
After the meal, we decided to burn off some calories, so walked up to the village and do some exploration. We’ve been to La Gaude a couple of times already, but only to catch a film, so this was our first visit at daytime. It’s a typically pretty Provencal village, with a nice, residential feel (there are more picturesque villages for the tourists). It’s actually a pretty old village, the first mention of the place dating back to around the year 1000. We checked out the cemetery and the church, but missed the 14th century castle (probably since it’s apparently actually located in the neighbouring village of Saint-Jeannet).
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