Saturday, June 17, 2006

Restaurants in Aveyron: Goûts et Couleurs

You may be wondering what this obviously culinary post is doing on La France Profonde? Shouldn't I have placed it in Cuisine Quotidienne? I decided not to because there is nothing quotidian about a meal at Goûts et Couleurs , the only restaurant in Rodez that boasts a Michelin star. If you ever come to Aveyron, I do recommend a magical meal at this quiet establishment. For 32 euros, you can order the "Menu Maison" and savor a feast for the eyes and the palate that you may never forget. Here is what I enjoyed last week:

Le gâteau de hareng marinés, fenouil et poivrons,
Raisins secs, pomme verte et radis:
La "ventrèche" de thon au bouillon d'algues et citron vert,
Feuilles de chou au gingembre et champignons crus:

Tome de brebis, Chapelure romarin/genièvre et gelée de framboises :

Salade d'oranges à l'huile d'olive, chocolat blanc à la fleur d'oranger,sorbet citron poivre vert:

I'm not going to attempt to translate the menu items, but I can refer you to a review by fellow Internaut who did a write-up of the restaurant and provided English translations for the dishes he tasted.
Aveyron has three one-star restaurants and one three-star restaurant. I have been to all of them, and hope to get back to them now that I am blogging so that I can share the experience with my readers!

9 comments:

Sara - Piperita said...

My in-laws live in Aveyron (near St. Afrique), but I never been to Rodez. Next time we come I will sure pay a visit to this restaurant.
Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Have you ever been to restaurant "La Renardiere" ? It's a very great restaurant with a great area and good food for a low price.

If you have never been there, you'll should have :)

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Anonymous said...

Have you ever been to restaurant "La Renardiere " ?

It's a very great place, with very good food for a low price.

You should go there if you don't

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PS : sorry for my bad english ;)

Anonymous said...

Looks like the images are all working now!

Anonymous said...

Question: This looks like a very nice restaurant. How did you approach photographing their dishes? Did you:

(a) Do it while they weren't looking?

(b) Ask them if they'd mind you photographing their entrees?

(c) Focus-n-shoot with abandon?

It doesn't look like you had to use a flash, which definitely aids in the discretion department. But I'm just curious how you approached this.

Pardon My French said...

Looks great! I drove past your neck of the woods on the way to the wedding and thought of you as we drove over the famous bridge. (By the way, I'm having a little trouble sending comments. I apologize if you get this several times!)

Betty Carlson said...

To answer Steve, taking photos in restaurants in France is not that frequent -- unlike in the USA where people often take photos of the group they're with. I basically took the shots when they weren't looking, but would have been ready to explain had they seen me doing it. Not that it's forbidden!

Ken Broadhurst said...

When I go to restaurants in France with American friends, frequently there is somebody taking pictures of the food. We've never had a problem. In smaller restaurants in small towns, the waiter or waitress will often offer to take a picture of the group with somebody's camera.