Reservation pour trois svp...

My friends and I are complete foodies and we have been anticipating to try the Michelin star restaurant by head chef Pascal Nibaudeau ever since we booked our holiday. Table was booked... and we ate very light and bland during the day to saviour our tastebuds!  The restaurant was situated on the 1st floor of the Grand Hotel so we enjoyed a few aperitifs before we sat down on our table. Although the setting was formal, the staff were so friendly and even gave us a little souvenir at the end to make our dinner that little more special.

Entrees.. lobster macaron(absolutely amazing), savoury chocolate bite,

Tempura herbs, breadsticks with a mustard mayonnaise dip. 

Amuse Bouche...lobster and butter sauce

Sea bass and Aquitaine caviar with oysters and a sour cream sauce. 

Wild Turbot roasted on the bone and oyster béarnaise and two different
sauces, red wine and Choron sauce.

Palette cleanser: Melon puree with mint ice cream. 

Dessert- Lemon and Raspberry Vacherin... to be honest i didn't really

know what i was ordering at apart from the fact i knew it was going to be lemon and raspberries haha...when it turned out so pretty, i was really happy. 

St Emillion

After my tour around Clos Fourtet our guide took us just across the road to the world Heritage Site St Emillion. This small commune is full of history, every building on the long, narrow streets has it's own story. We only managed to have short tour around so this is definitely a place i will come back to visit again. The air was fresher, the skies were bluer and my ears have never felt so peaceful....I would love to spend a couple of days here relaxing and carefree. This is like Laputa, Castle in the Sky for me...

Antiques: Brighton

I found this wonderful little shop off the main streets of North Laine. Filled with adorable little toys, packing, old photos and magazines, thousands of match boxes... i managed to spend about two hours inside the tiny little shop! The owner was lovely, talking me through every little piece he has collected during the past 40 years of selling antiques. He knew every detail of every item and a lot had sweet little stories that came with it. Mr.G... Thank you for some wonderful memories! 

A Parisian Dream...

After graduation, some of my University friends and I had the opportunity to take part in a swimwear project in Paris. After a week of non-stop hard work, plenty of sewing and some minor difficulties, a 60 piece collection was achieved by 15 lectures, technicians and students. Our hard work was well rewarded with a one week break in Paris, where we got to soak up the sun, wine and dine with lots of people watching. It was a lovely finish to my summer 2012...