Restaurant Session (in Lommel, Belgium): Cuchara

For lunch, we went to Lommel to one of our favorite restaurants: Cuchara✨✨ from chef Jan Tournier.

They also have a terrace. But actually it was so warm that we decided to stay inside enjoying the air conditioner 😊

We love the decoration.

 

On the big urn, the menu.

 

The black wall - an artwork from Esther Barend.

The glass chandelier is also a piece of art.

I had an Aperitief Chuchara (I think 😊), with yuzu, bergamot, Granny Smith apple and vodka.

[Aperitief op basis van Yuzu, Bergamot, Granny Smith appel and vodka]

 

Roger had the non-alcoholic aperitif: Everleaf Tonic "Marine" 0%. With bergamot, kelp and sand horn.

[Bergamot, kelp and zanddorn] 

The first dish of the lunch menu: tomato. The tomato soup had so much flavour!

 

Eel.

Dexter style cutlery holder 😊

 

Poor Roger. We did the bandage every day new, but he still need to use it for some days to protect the stitches.

 

Lobster.

Delicious!

 

 

This dish is a potato mille-feuille with bacon. A homage to his granny and really good! 😋

 

Spelt bread with...

 

 

...a cauliflower dip.

 

For the next dishes, I had a glass of 2021 Niederberg Helden Riesling GG from Schloss Lieser Thomas Haag.

 

Roger had a mocktail.

The menu would normally continue with lobster and then lam. As we don't like to eat lam, they did a change for us: instead of the lam, we got the lobster as main dish. And replacing the lobster as starter, we got the tuna. We loved it 😍

 

Tuna. This dish is amazing!

 

Quick view to the station where the dishes are plated.

 

As main dish, the lobster. Excellent!

 

As dessert, Dame Blanche. The fine chocolate crackers are not my favorite.

 

To finish, espresso and praliné as gourmandise.

 

As well as a sweet surprise 😊

As always, an excellent gastronomic experience!

 

Jun 16th, 2023.