Here I am, back from my honeymoon in Bali and it has been already a week since then. It feels like those holidays were a year ago. My tan is already fading away. Anyway, we had a great time and plenty to eat.
"Spicy OK?" was probably the most pronounced phrase when we were there. Of course it's bloody OK otherwise why travelling more than 10,000Km to eat steak and french fries! We had a blast tucking in all those Balinese dishes. The Babi Guling was one of my favorite.
It's just a roasted pig but what a pig! You eat everything even the skin which turns to be just like a crisp and the meat is so tender, it melts in your mouth!
Apart from that we had a wonderful time just doing nothing and staying at luxurious resorts! (Pictures on the next posting, too lazy to download them now, plus it takes ages to do so!)
On Monday, I went to the opening of the Pharamond, an old bistrot which has been build for the 1900 "exposition universelle" as part of the Normandy house. They were serving the tripes à la mode de Caen and other stuff from the region. It has been taken over a few month ago by Sylvain, former number 2 at l'Ami Louis. He went to great deal of refurbishment to give the place the glitter it once had. And he did a good job at it! Ceramic tiles advertizing the local products have been washed, a new floor and a good coat of paint laid. It can seat up to 85 people and the second floor is were you find private rooms with a bell to call the waiter! Just like Lapérouse! The food served is, of course, traditional bistrot and having seen the menu, the price will range in the 50-60€ per head. The bouchée à la Reine with fresh mushroom and sweet bred will be a hit, I'm sure.
That was a wild evening and I met a few people from various horizons such as the Captain of the C.R.S. n°1, the guys that are in charge of the Elysées Palace. Louis was there too and we finished our night with Sylvain, his wife Dominique and Roderick at Chez Denise for a 4:30am Tartare! I don't even know how I got back home but I did. As somebody said "OK drink driving is bad, but you have to get back home".
Pharamond
24 rue de la Grande Truanderie
75001 Paris
Here I am, back from my honeymoon in Bali and it has been already a week since then. It feels like those holidays were a year ago. My tan is already fading away. Anyway, we had a great time and plenty to eat. 
"Spicy OK?" was probably the most pronounced phrase when we were there. Of course it's bloody OK otherwise why travelling more than 10,000Km to eat steak and french fries! We had a blast tucking in all those Balinese dishes. The Babi Guling was one of my favorite. 
It's just a roasted pig but what a pig! You eat everything even the skin which turns to be just like a crisp and the meat is so tender, it melts in your mouth!
