The daily diary of a wandering restaurateur
April 29 - Dijon
It
is still raining off and on ... and it looks like it may continue for another
couple of days. Such is the luck of the draw and there is no reason why that
should have an impact on whether we enjoy ourselves or not ... but it will cut
down on the extensive hiking that we had hoped to do as a way to compensate
for our extensive research into the local eating and drinking habits!
The rain put us into the slow mode this morning, so we got off to a fashionably late start. The plan was to cruise into the big city (Dijon) to replenish our mustard supply and take a quick look around. Claude, our hostess at the B&B, recommended a dozen places to see and several good spots to eat. We saw one or two of the sights she suggested but apparently the word is out on her dining choices because they were all completely booked! We opted for the first comfortable place we could find and kept shopping.
Dijon mustart really does come from Dijon. Outside the city the greenish yellow mustard almost seem to glow, even in the overcast. On a sunny day, they should be stunning. Hopefully we will be able to bring you that report before we head north in two days. Margene and I last visited Dijon two years ago and brought back a crock of the real stuff. That was long since finished, but we brought the crock back for a refill. They fill it from a tap like draft beer! I can't believe that I forgot to get a photo of that!
Since Dijon is just north of the Cote d'Or, home of the world's best burgundies, we headed for home via the wine route, stopping off in Nuits St. George for a quick tasting. I could easily spend the entire three weeks within fifteen miles north or south of Beaune and never begin to even scratch the surface of what's here. (Maybe in a couple of years ...)
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