Restaurant Session (in Maastricht, Netherlands): Rantrée

On Saturday, we went for lunch at restaurant Rantrée✨, from chef Ralph Hermans, in Maastricht.

Comfy chairs. I like very much the decoration.

 

Roger can keep an eye on his car 😄 

 

With the aperitif, delicious bites.

 

 

  

Additionally, we asked for Iberico ham with toast bread and tomato. Really nice!

 

And a portion of caviar with... 

 

...buckwheat blini's with crème fraiche, egg and chives. 

 

The amuse bouche.

 

Warm bread and...

 

...a selection of butters.

 

Second amuse bouche. 

 

We chose a la carte. As starter, fried duck liver, rhubarb, yuzu, raspberry and elderflower. 

 

I had a glass of Nr 4 Reserve from The Madeira Collection. Very nice pairing. 

 

As main dish, turbot fillet with...

 

...little jam, kohlrabi, peas, celery and... 

 

...Hollandaise sauce. Delicious!

Pairing with the main dish, a glass of Waldar Win from Weinviertel.

 

Sweet time! Classic Dame Blanche with homemade vanilla ice-cream, warm chocolate and whipped cream. I prefer the warm chocolate only instead of the fine leaves of chocolate on the top.

 

To finish, espresso macchiato and...

 

 ...a trolley of gourmandises. Always a joy to be back!

 

Jul 8th, 2023.

Walking Time!

 Flowers on the way 🌸

 

Jul 2nd, 2023.

Brushing Up

After some years, time to have our house painted again.

Scaffolding set up.

And a porta potty 😃

 

Hey, Roger, what are you up for? Ah yes - setting up the outside lamp 😊

 

Jun 29th - Jul 9th, 2023.

Pride Month Celebration

 

In Remscheid, preparing goodies for the Pride Month celebration together with Anna and Markus (we had so much fun 😃). 

 

Happy Pride! 

 

Jun 22nd-28th, 2023.

Floyd Session in Our Demanding Prince

"Hey! Can you pet me NOW?"

 

"I love my malt served in my porcelain plate. Please keep it coming but closer."

 

😀 

 

Jun 24th - 30th, 2023.

Restaurant Session (in Kornelimünster): Sankt Benedikt

On a Thursday evening, we decided to go for dinner at restaurant Sankt Benedikt✨ from chef Maximilian Kreus. Starting with a glass of sparkling wine and some bites.

The amuse bouche. Perfect for Summer weather. 

 

First dish. 

 

With dinner, we had a bottle of 2019 Merlot Belemnit "Réserve" Trocken from Weingut Clauss. 

 

Oxtail and lettuce.

[Ochsenschwanz | Kopfsalat]

The taste was excellent, but we didn't really like the cracker in between the oxtail and the lettuce. Probably it was placed to separate the warm and the cold parts of the dish, but it did not really have any taste and made it difficult to eat (it was hard to crack it). 

 

Dry aged sturgeon from Gressenich with Okinawa spinach (very nice!), peas and Vietnamese coriander.

[Dry aged Stör aus Gressenich | Okinawa Spinat | Erbsen | Vietnamesischer Koriander]

Nicely plated 😊 

 

Pike-perch with pak choi kimchi and lemongrass.

[Zander aus Gressenich | Pak Choi Kimchi | Zitronengrass]

 

As main dish, beef (I forgot to take a picture of the menu, so I don't remember the cut...) with grilled lettuce and Parmesan.

 

With the main dish, a glass of 2019 Chardonnay Fumé from Weingut Knipser. 

 

Sweet time! With a sweet amuse and...

 

...dessert.

 

Jun 22nd, 2023.

Pannel Discussion to Celebrate Pride Month

It is great the support that my company gives to ERGs (Employee Resource Groups). 

As part of the Pride Month, I participated in a panel discussion regarding change (at work, in your community, of yourself). Great discussion and really happy to be an active ally of this great community!

Jun 20th, 2023.