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Gourmet cuisine...
Breakfast: Start each day with an assortment of fresh breads, croissants
and sweet rolls purchased from the today’s nearby
‘boulangerie’ . Coffee, tea, fruit juice, hot chocolate, local butter and
home made jam, yoghurt and cereals are always offered.
Lunch: Served buffet style and are accompanied by selected local
red, white and rosé wines. A typical menu might include a homemade
soup, a mixed green salad with walnuts & Roquefort, quiche…
‘Charcuterie’ is also included and could consist of smoked ham, sliced
duck, or pâté and of course, a selection of cheeses.
Dinner: The open kitchen allows you to watch your chef work, to
share recipes or - if you wish - to participate!
SAMPLE MENU
Salade Gourmande au Foie Gras
Paté on a Bed of Crisp Greens Served with Toast
Poularde a L’Ancienne avec Sauce au Vinaigre
Traditionally Prepared Chicken in a Delicate Wine Vinegar Sauce
Served with Sautéed Potatoes and Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Sorbet Champagne
Cheese Selection
Brie de Meaux, St. Félicien, Epoisses, Bleu de Fourmes, Amour de
Nuits, Livarot
Tarte aux Fruits Flambées
Fruit Tart Flambéed with Cognac Served with French Custard
Café, Thé, Tisane et Petits Chocolats
Coffee, Tea, Herbal Tea and French Chocolates
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WINES…L’Etoile’s goal is to give you a real taste of France, serving
wines from many different regions. It will be a real pleasure for Cobie to
share her knowledge with you and if you like she will teach you a little
about the wine growing areas, winemaking, or how to read a French wine
label. Here are some of the wines that you might savour on board.
Red Wines : Côte de Beaune: Chassagne Montrachet,
Pommard, Santenay, Volnay, Les Maranges
Côte de Nuits : Nuits-Saint Georges
Côte Chalonnais: Mercurey, Rully, Givry rouge 1e cru
Mâconnais : Mâcon Rouge
Beaujolais : Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais Villages
Côtes du Rhône : Rasteau, Crozes Hermitage, Chateauneuf du Pape, Vacqueyras,
Lirac
Costières de Nimes: Abbatiale de Saint-Gilles, La Boissière, Le Vieux Mazet
Pays du Gard : Mourgues du Gres
Languedoc : Faugères
White Wines : Sancerre, Chablis, Côte de Beaune: Chassagne-
Montrachet, Meursault 1e cru, Saint-Aubin
Côte Chalonnais: Givry Blanc 1e cru, Rully, Bourgogne Aligoté
Mâconnais : Pouilly-Fuissé, Chardonnay, Mâcon Villages
Côtes du Rhone : Lirac, Vacqueyras, Crozes Hermitage
Costières de Nîmes: Abbatiale de Saint Gilles, Clairette de Bellegarde
Pays du Gard : Mourgues du Grés
Languedoc : Muscat sec de Frontignan, Domaine de Maguelone,
Saint Upéry
Rosé Wines : Tavel, Bourgogne Rosé, Listel gris
...AND CHEESES...
Blue cheeses : Fourme st Aubert, Bleu d’Auvergne, St. Agur, Roquefort
Bleu Villages
Goat Cheeses: Crottin de Chavignol, Pélardon de Cévennes, Picodon de
l’Ardèche, Petit Billy, Rocamadour, Chabichou
Cow cheeses: Petit Pont L’Eveque, Munster, Saint Marcellin, Livarot,
Comté, Epoisses, Chaource, Amour de Nuits, Camembert, Colombière,
Brie de Meaux
Ewe (Sheep) cheeses: Tomme d’Arles, Cabécou, Banon de Provence
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