Quite an exciting day today with three different kitchen adventures.
Cuisine #1: we began the day in Avignon where we finalized the design for our own new kitchen at Chez Mirabel. We put the finishing touches onto our digital design, with the able assistance of Melchior, who helped us along the way to make design decisions and applicance choices.
We celebrate the completion of our fabulous new kitchen layout with Melchior, our designer, at the Ixina showroom.
He was terrific to work with and gave us lots of time to try out ideas on the computer before we all settled on what we think will be a stunning and highly functional kitchen plan. We left elated and can’t wait for it to be installed in February and begin cooking in our new home!
Cuisine #2: We had time to walk around Avignon before dinner and enjoyed wandering through the charming lanes and spectacular buildings of the Palais des Papes.
Exploring cobblestone lanes of Avignon before dinner
We then visited the historic La Mirande hotel and met the chef who teaches cooking classes there. The cooking classes, and wine tastings, are located in the old kitchen of the oldest part of the property. What a charming environment – the table was set for private dinner and we enjoyed chatting with the ebullient chef as he prepared the dinner.
The happy chef de cuisine at La Mirande
Cuisine #3: Our last culinary delight of the day was dinner at Numéro 75, a terrific restaurant beautifully located in a lovely 18th century manor house. After dessert, Martha went to the kitchen to give our compliments to the chef, Romain Foubert. After talking together, he let her know that he knew Philippe Boulot, former chef of the Heathman and current chef of the Multnomah Club, from Portland. He came to our table and greeted us Oregonians warmly. He was a charming gentleman and an exceptional chef. He suggested we try the restaurant “Entre Vigne et Garrigue” in Pujault, located close to Avignon. He highly recommended the cuisine of chef, Serge Chenet. Yet another wonderful restaurant to try!
–Dory
Martha and Alice at Numero 75
Lynda and Dory at Numero 75