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France, Ready or not, Here I come

Continuing with my restaurant expedition journey in France in November 2006. Will venture to different french restaurants in Paris and across the Languedoc-Roussillon, Toulouse, Côte D’Azur, and Monaco.

Highlights:

It’s all started with my first love at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown, Vancouver. Since my first tasting of Bouillabaisse (a tomato stew with fresh seafood and herbs cooked in the Provençal style), my passion for seafood has only grown stronger by the day. Marseilles is the Mecca of Bouillabaisse. This 30€ Bouillabaisse is complimented with a lovely terrace at Le Mérou Bleu on rue St-Saëns. (1)

Restaurant tasting calendar:

• Nov 20 - Dec 8: Montpellier
• Nov 24 - 26: Sete, Carcassonne, Toulouse
• Dec 1 (Friday)
• Montpeller (1:30 pm) —- 4 hr —-> Cannes (530 - 10 pm)
• — .5 hr —-> Grasse (1030+) [Hotel]
• Dec 2 (Saturday)
• Grasse (900-1230am) —- 0.5 hr —-> Nice (1pm+) [Hotel]
• Dec 3 (Sunday)
• —- 0.5 hr —> Monaco (930-4:30) — 0.5 hr —> Nice (430pm) [Hotel]
• Dec 4 (Monday)
• Nice — 2 hr —> Aix-en-Provence (1100-1300) —- 1/2 hr —-> Marseilles [Bouillabaisse] (1) (130-700) — 2 hr —> Montpellier (@ 900)
• Dec 9 - 16: Paris
• Dec 12 - 14: Barcelona
• Dec 21: Depart Paris for Vancouver.

Stay tune for more updates. If you have any suggestions for restaurants in region, feel free to send me a message.