Cibo

The restaurant we had come to try in Dijon was literally 5 minutes from the hotel, so - all wrapped up - we headed there for our 7.30pm reservation.

We had a very friendly greeting, and were their first customers of the evening to arrive, so they asked us if we wanted to sit at the ‘counter’ or take one of the tables for two. We thought the counter, or ‘chefs table’ as we would call it, looked the prime spot.

We settled in for our ten course tasting menu, starting with 2 small dishes of canapés, which we enjoyed with an absinthe based cocktail. Not something I would usually choose, however it went really well with the first dishes, being both very refreshing and a little savoury.

The restaurant was starting to fill up, although our attention was all on the three chefs, working calmly and diligently together in the compact kitchen.

We had chosen our wine, a red Burgundy of course, and were now being served our various courses. Each one was presented with care and consideration, and with an explanation of what we were about to taste. The evening was relaxed and everything we hoped it would be. I love discovering a little jewel like this.