Walking Time in Premia de Mar (Catalonia)

Good...

 

...morning!

We went for a walk in the forest and...

 

 ...to check this beautiful view!

 

Dec 24th, 2022.

They Are...

...so cute 💗 Pips and Mara, the cats from my mother-in-law.

 

Dec 23rd, 2022.

Restaurant Session (in Vilassar de Dalt): Sorli Emocions

The next day, after breakfast, we drove directly to Barcelona.

We arrived at lunch time, so we picked up my parents-in-law and went for lunch...

 

...at the restaurant from our hotel: Sorli Emocions.

 

We had some starters to share and then a main dish. 

Ham croquettes: so delicious!!

 

Patatas bravas with aioli.

Dec 23rd, 2022.

Restaurant Session (in Nîmes, France): Duende

We had dinner at restaurant Duende🌟🌟. The menu is signed by chef Pierre Gagnaire, and executed by Nicolas Fontaine and Masaki Nagao.

 

The restaurant was in our hotel, so at 19h30 we just had to go downstairs to our table 😊

 

 With a glass of champagne, some appetizers.

 

 

With the brioche...

 

...a "small" bucket of butter 😀

 

Ok, we did not get the entire bucket 😊

 

The first dish.

[Scallop carpaccio with pure sea salt from Camargue, cauliflower vevety soup with oscietra caviar, multicoloured radish]

Scallop carpaccio with pure sea salt from Camargue.

 

Cauliflower vevety soup with oscietra caviar.

 

Multicoloured radish.
 

Roger and I had the wine pairing - always nice when we both can enjoy it 😊 With the first dish, a glass of 2018 Ube - de ubérrima - La Charanga Maina from Bodegas Cota 45.
 

Roasted duck foie gras, royal gala apple puree and segments, grilled young leeks. 

Pairing with the foie, a glass of 2020 Jasse from Domaine Gauby.

 

Whole sea bream cooked in the oven - shellfish marinière with champagne.

 

With the sea bream, a glass of 2020 Eau de Souche Cabernet Sauvignon from Lionel Gauby.

 

The main dish: kernel of doe rubbed with cinnamon, red cabbage with lingonberries, quince paste.

[Kernel of doe rubbed with cinnamon, red cabbage with lingonberries, quince paste. White beetroot puree with pears, large red kuri squash gnocchi]

 

Large red kuri squash gnocchi.

 

White beetroot puree with pears, large red kure squash gnocchi.

 

With the main dish, a glass of 2017 Roc D'Anglade from Rémy Pédréno.

 

Sweet time!

 

Christmas cake, fragmented black currants.

 

Frozen vanilla parfair, lemon mousseline, persimmon, caramelized pineapple.

 

Beaumes-de-Venise Muscat wine granita, orange jam spiced with saffron.

 

Pairing with the dessert, a glass of 2014 Jurancon Vendanges Tardives from Domaine de Souch. Very nice!!

 

To finish dinner, coffee and gourmandises.

 

 

 

Dec 22nd, 2022.

Sleeping in Nîmes (France): Maison Albar Hotels L'Imperator

On the 22nd December, we went to Barcelona by car. After 9 hours driving, a pit stop in Nîmes, to relax and enjoy, at Maison Albar Hotels L'Imperator.

We stayed in a Superior Room.

 

Funky chandelier 😊

 

A little desk with...

 

...a sweet welcome.

 

The bathroom.

 

Our room view to the inner courtyard.

 

Love the very old fashion...

 

...elevator 😊

After such a long drive, nothing better to jump in and...

 

...swim.

 

Or just relax with the water jets.

Dec 22nd, 2022.