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Med Yacht Club Lunch on Explora 1

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Open for lunch on sea days we loved the Med Yacht Club lunch enough to go twice. On the final sea day we couldn’t resist the desserts.

Tapas

These tiny portions are perfect if you like a chance to try as many different things as possible.

Calamari

Crispy perfection is the only way to describe the calamari.

Tuna Salad

My favourite salad might be a niçoise but this lighter salad without the potatoes was lovely.

Halloumi Salad

Nicely presented and a good vegetarian option.

Roasted Bacalao

I never miss a chance to have salt cod and this was a new version for me. Great option with crisply roasted skin and delicious beans.

Peimont hazelnut semifreddo

I’m glad I had this chocolate hazelnut bomb at the end of the cruise or I would have been back again and again.

Floating island pink pralines and pistachios

It’s not chocolate, cheesecake or crème brûlée so I don’t see the point. David said it was good.

A Night on the Left Bank

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Once upon a time in Paris David booked a piano concert, in a tiny church on the left bank, and a restaurant nearby.

Every beer has a special glass in Europe.

We enjoyed a bottle of Clos de la Roche from Chinon in the Loire.

A delicious Cabernet Franc from the Loire.

A Loire barge cruise is on my wish list. I’d be pretty happy with a different Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc every day. This Franc was delicious, not as earthy as in BC. On to the food.

It had been a long time since I’d had escargot. I question if it’s really about the snails or the baguette binge at the end to soak up all the butter. Either way we were happy.

Escargots

We’ve added a lot more fruits to our salads since we had this one. Simply delicious.

Burrata Fruit Avocado Shrimp

Almost every table was having Aligot. A runny mashed potato, cheese and cream dish that I’m going to learn to make. We’d never seen it before and had to ask what it was as they poured the stringy pile of hot deliciousness onto the plates. We wanted to order it for dessert but never had time.

Le Petite Périgourdine is a good choice for a reasonably priced, very French restaurant, on the left bank, near the Pantheon. Have the aligot.