At Chagny station, there's this rather impressive piece of ironwork which we admired.
Then we walked into town, ACC demonstrating excellent navigational skills. The market was in full flow and we wandered around it.
Once again, the sight of so many apricots made me long to live in France...
I was amused by the presence of a Casino supermarket next to this amazing outdoor market. No contest.
And G was amused by this artisinal blue curacao. He didn't buy any though! I wonder if that had anything to do with the famous Blue Curacao Incident of 1996... let's say no more.
Baron McG procured his honey and thyme mustard, and the shopping was complete. Then it was time for lunch, hurrah! ACC had booked us into Pierre et Jean, which I understand is an offshoot of Lameloise, the 3 Michelin star restaurant over the road. We were able to sit in the garden, on the lawn under a giant shade, which was a lovely place to be on such a hot and sunny day.
This Bouzeron 2015 from Domaine Michel Briday was very refreshing and just the job.
To start with, most of us had pate en croute.
The red was a 2015 Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Beaune from Delagrange, which we enjoyed very much. I've omitted the photo of the main course, because G had eaten most of it before he remembered to take one, and also because it had the kind of foam on it which a certain friend refers to as looking like effluent, but it all tasted fine.
However, the piece de resistance was the pudding. G and I both had this rhubarb thing which was sensational. Best. Rhubarb. Ever.
ACC and the Baron both went for a chocolate thing which was also very pretty.
All in all, while I've enjoyed my two visits to Lameloise, Pierre et Jean was more informal and just the ticket for Sunday lunch on a hot summer's day.
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