Dinner at Le Cheval Noir, 30th October

On Friday afternoon there was some downtime for me while ACC visited another potential new grower, and then we wandered round town, including a useful visit to the shop that used to be called Magnum. We went to the locals' bar for an aperitif and then walked round the ring road past a shop selling waters of the world (I wonder how long that will last) to Le Cheval Noir.

Here they have a selection of menus and we went for the Menu Tendance for 31 euros which turned out to be on the hearty side...

First, an amuse guele.

Oeufs en meurette.

To drink, we had this Givry 1er cru from Domaine Joblot.

This blurry photo is meant to depict the beef bourguignon which came with pasta.

Finally, a really great creme brulee flavoured with "l'anis de Flavigny" which research tells me are aniseed balls. This was a great flavour combination.

As usual, the atmosphere was peaceful, maybe even hushed. It's run by a husband and wife team - he cooks, she oversees the dining room - and it always feels to me as though it ought to have a star, but perhaps the fact that it doesn't means the price is keener. My only regret was that having had a big lunch I wasn't able to do justice to it all!