Sunday, October 03, 2004
I went to Brasserie Georges in Lyon for a fast and late (430 PM) lunch after catching an earlier than expected TGV from Montpellier.
Like Brasserie Douane in Strasbourg there is something charming about these old, circa early 1800's dining halls where the Maitre' D still wears a tux and the black clad waiters seem to want to get your order in so you are eating soon. Yet, there is no rush here, as it is in between the lunch and dinner hour.
I went first for a glass of the Caves du Vire Macon Chardonnay. It's light and refreshing as a Chardonnay can be.Made the way it should served in a restaurant that is always open. You would expect less for a wine they sell all day long by the glass, pitcher and carafe, but the wine is charming all by itself with soft green apples, pear and a hint of stone and minerals. More like a Chablis, when I return tomorrow for Oysters, I will see how well it pairs up.
Next I went for a 37.5 cl carafe of the Domaine Pradelle Crozes Hermitage Rouge. This is the perfect bistro wine as it is not high in alcohol but it offers up bright fruit on the attack with cherry flavors and loads of ripe blueberries. It is not earthy or overpowering, but refreshing. In the middle you get some chalk and black pepper, but that is all surrounded by the cherry and berry fruit.
For lunch I had a Terrine de Raie Effilioche Facon Grenobloise, which was a nice preparation of salmon and raie fish in a light sauce. Basically it's frayed skate Grenobloise style terrine in a herb vinaigrette (Think Jean Marie Josselin style) then a steaming hot plate of Chocroute St. Georges with sausage and bacon over sauerkraut.
I finished of course with cheese from St. Marceline
It was a very, bonne appetite' !
Like Brasserie Douane in Strasbourg there is something charming about these old, circa early 1800's dining halls where the Maitre' D still wears a tux and the black clad waiters seem to want to get your order in so you are eating soon. Yet, there is no rush here, as it is in between the lunch and dinner hour.
I went first for a glass of the Caves du Vire Macon Chardonnay. It's light and refreshing as a Chardonnay can be.Made the way it should served in a restaurant that is always open. You would expect less for a wine they sell all day long by the glass, pitcher and carafe, but the wine is charming all by itself with soft green apples, pear and a hint of stone and minerals. More like a Chablis, when I return tomorrow for Oysters, I will see how well it pairs up.
Next I went for a 37.5 cl carafe of the Domaine Pradelle Crozes Hermitage Rouge. This is the perfect bistro wine as it is not high in alcohol but it offers up bright fruit on the attack with cherry flavors and loads of ripe blueberries. It is not earthy or overpowering, but refreshing. In the middle you get some chalk and black pepper, but that is all surrounded by the cherry and berry fruit.
For lunch I had a Terrine de Raie Effilioche Facon Grenobloise, which was a nice preparation of salmon and raie fish in a light sauce. Basically it's frayed skate Grenobloise style terrine in a herb vinaigrette (Think Jean Marie Josselin style) then a steaming hot plate of Chocroute St. Georges with sausage and bacon over sauerkraut.
I finished of course with cheese from St. Marceline
It was a very, bonne appetite' !
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