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Philippine Food Snapshots

Posted on September 21, 2010 by SF| 6 Comments

Sinigang

Crispy Pata & Rice

Sushi & Sashimi Platter

Flying Fish Roe Sushi

Cute Wasabi drowning in Soy Sauce :D

Deep Fried Kang Kong

Grilled Squid

Infamous Chicharon Bulaklak

Cake :)

Taho <3

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Grenoble Food Guide – Snapshots

Posted on March 29, 2010 by SF| Comments Off

Saucisson Sec

Because I still have a lot of photos leftover from other meals I have had in Grenoble and you lovely readers enjoy staring at foodie pics on your computer screen almost as much as eating it…here you go! :D

Carpaccio

Breakfast: Good bread, coffee, soft cheese and saucisson sec

Beef fillet bleu and Entrecote bleu… allez les bleus!

Creperie Menu

Pear Sorbet with Williams

And sometimes all you want is a Quickie Burger.

And there you have it, my short and sweet Grenoble Food Guide. I plan to do more of these during my travels. Thanks for reading :)

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Grenoble Food Guide – Les Archers

Posted on March 28, 2010 by SF| 1 Comment

Unfortunately in Grenoble between the hours of 14:00 to 19:00 most restaurants stopped serving food. So if you miss out, you’ll have to make do with the last of the lunch time sandwiches…unless you make it to Les Archers. Because they are open all day and served traditional French cuisine, our starving selves made it to their tables.

I was so hungry that I didn’t take many photos, but instead attacked the food in front of me with gusto. Traditional French, yes definitely. Mr H ordered a horse burger, it was served to him with no bread buns. Seems that’s how they roll.

I had my favourite Moules Mariniere. One of my more vivid memories of Paris was building stacks of empty mussel shells after fishing them out from their white wine and cream sea. What was served was very tasty, but not as good as I remember (memories are viewed with rose tinted glasses). Definitely better than what I have had in the UK.

Hannah was a lot more adventurous, ordering Andouillette; or, in English, tripe sausage. Coming from the Philippines, nothing would scare me and after enjoying a good chunk of it, concluded it was very similar to the Filipino speciality Isaw; or, in English, Grilled Chicken Intestines. Tasty, but I could never have too much.

No wine this time, due to our overindulgence the night before. Hence the laziness and the lateness of our awakening. And the next night was not going to be much different. We were off to the Druid’s Pub, to watch the England vs France Six Nations Rugby Match.

2 Rue Doct Bally
38000 Grenoble, France
04 76 46 27 76

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Grenoble Food Guide – La Ferme a Dede

Posted on March 27, 2010 by SF| 1 Comment

When I visited Grenoble, I was not only visiting for the city and the culture (not to mention the wine and the food…), but also my good friend Hannah. She has lived in Grenoble for 9 months now and she told me that on her list of things to do before she leaves, was to have raclette in La Ferme a Dede. Apparently everytime she has tried, they were always full. A good sign.

I popped in one day in between shopping and my cafe stops and, with my broken French, attempted to make a reservation for a few days later. I said all the right words… Je voudrais reserver un tableau pour trois. Vendredi a huit heures (don’t beat me about my spelling!). The patroness nodded her head, didn’t reach for a reservations book, but assured me that that’ll be alright and continued sweeping. I walked out still unsure.

I was still unsure if we had a reservation when we did get there on Friday at 8 pm, but thankfully we had a table afterall! Serves me right for doubting. We all ordered raclette, which arrived as a hunk of cheese cradled in what looked like a torture device. We were given plates of meat and shared a large bowl of salad. We could have as much bread and potatos as we wanted.

At first we weren’t sure how this was going to work (very embarassing, for I am Swiss and it’s suppoused to be a Swiss specialitiy). I was used to the square raclette heater with little pans for each diner. But once the cheese started melting to the plate below, we got the idea. Cheese on knife, knife on bread or potato. Enjoy meat and salad with. And don’t forget the wine.

It was an extremely pleasant night, when we got fat on cheese and laughter. I was sure that we had a mild cheese overdose, we were high on the oh so lovely smell.

La Ferme a Dede
24 Rue Barnave,
Grenoble
04 76 54 00 33

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04 76 54 00 33

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Grenoble Food Guide – La Florentine

Posted on March 26, 2010 by SF| Comments Off

Salade Caprese

Tagliatelle Carbonara

Pannacotta

Just because I was in France, didn’t mean that I had to eat only French food. The night before I had couscous and tonight I was planning to have Italian. Hannah has told me that she has never been disappointed by any of the Italian Restaurants found over the bridge, over the Isere.

So after a day of walking in the woods, we built up a pretty hefty appetite and our pores were screaming “Carbohydrates! Carbohydrates!”…well, you can’t beat pasta for that.

The service in La Florentine was very good, the waitress very patient as I practiced my French while ordering (I have now found out the best way to order table water was with Homer Simpson’s classic D’oh! quote).

We were quickly served and as usual the produce was excellent. It was nice to have really good salad again. I don’t know, salad in the UK just isn’t like that in the continent. And as the main course, tagliatelle carbonara. I adore carbonara. I adore it even more when done with the egg running over the pasta. This was followed by a very delicious creamy Pannacotta and to end the meal, cafe noir.

The setting was very rustic and relaxed with beautiful stone walls and a pizza oven burning not far away, keeping you warm. No better way to enjoy a glass of wine in the evening.

66 Quai de la Perrière
38000 Grenoble, France
04 76 43 12 66

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Grenoble Food Guide – Le Couscous

Posted on March 25, 2010 by SF| 3 Comments

Chicken liver salad

Mutton and Couscous

Lamb chops and couscous

5 Euros for a pitcher of wine

The second night in Grenoble, we originally planned to visit the Creperie. Unfortunately both Creperies were closed (lots of shops/restaurants are usually closed on Mondays), so we went into the first restaurant we found open and here we found Restaurant Le Couscous.

Now I’ve had couscous before and have been disappointed many times. But in this restaurant, I found out that to eat good couscous, it needed to be cooked by those in the know. And the lovely gentleman, who ran the place, certainly knew how to do that.

The couscous melted in your mouth like butter. The mutton I had with it was very tender and tasty, the portion size was very generous. They served stew in a seperate pot, the broth of which you would pour over your couscous. I can’t say I licked my plate clean, but did my best with the encouragement of the chef. In his opinion, I needed more meat in my bones.

This is also where I discovered 5 Euros for a pitcher of wine. That cheap? My mind first screamed, “Vinegar!”. I was happy to find out that wine here is really affordable and really that good. I don’t think any restaurant would dare serve bad wine here.

I left feeling full and satisfied. Looking back I would have to describe this night as one of the best during the time I spent in Grenoble. You never know what’s around the corner, so enjoy the unexpected.

19 Rue de la Poste
38000 Grenoble, France
04 76 47 92 93

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Grenoble Food Guide – L'Epicurien

Posted on March 24, 2010 by SF| 1 Comment

Starters

Lamb

Rabbit

Beef

Crème brûlée

Assortment of Sorbet

Tiramisu

Our first taste of Grenoble was Restaurant L’Epicurien and it couldn’t have started better. We decided on having the three course menu (ca. 25 Euros) and a bottle of wine.

The food was wonderful, traditionally French, served with high quality produce. The wine was excellent (and I soon learned that French wine suited me very well). The setting was elegant, but on a Sunday night, full and loud at times, but that’s not always a bad thing. You could hear people enjoying the company around them as well as their meals.

The service was lovely as well, although we didn’t speak a lot of French they tried to ensure that we knew what we were ordering. The service isn’t as quick as some restaurants, but when you’re holidaying in France, what is the rush?

1 Place aux Herbes
38000 Grenoble, France
04 76 51 96 06

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