Seems I'm a little behind on my C&V lunch posts, so here we go.

Last month mrs non-fixie and I took a week off and went cycling in France. We like to do that . What we also like, after a morning's ride, is a decent lunch. Here's some of the dishes we've tried this time:

We were in Burgundy, and one of the local classics is Oeufs en Meurette (eggs in red wine). This was a starter version:



Followed by trout with almonds:



This one went straight to my heart: a fricassée de rognon et ris de veau. A combination of calf's kidneys and sweetbread. To die for. The local rosé wasn't bad either:



And as if I wasn't happy enough, they served a superb Colonel for desert:



One thing we like to do is order the menu du jour if available. You always get a lot of bang for your buck. This time it was €12.90 for a four-course (!) lunch. I forgot what the first course was, but the main course were these delicious pork chops:



The third course was a selection of local cheeses (forgot to take a picture - some local red mold cheeses and very nice), followed by an excellent tarte á l'orange:



When a restaurant has this sign on the wall, my hopes for humanity are up:



And when they serve a Tartare de boeuf like this, I'm confident the world won't end anytime soon: