A Nouveau evening

The third Thursday in November brings the release of this years Beaujolais Nouveau, a wine I am really quite getting to enjoy, but maybe it’s the wonderful atmosphere in which we drink it.

This year was no exception, as our friends Lee-Anne and Christophe invited us to their soirée. They had organised fresh oysters to be delivered straight from Brittany.

The evening was designed so that everyone brought a dish for a different course and, of course, a bottle of the Beaujolais nouveau. We started with some tasty Comté cheese gougeres, then the glorious oysters, which everyone seemed to enjoy a lot. For me, I enjoyed the deliciously fresh prawns with a crisp white Beaujolais.

Christophe then used his meat slicer to cut some cold meats. It was such a great idea to slice them fresh, so tasty. I’d taken a selection of cheese, which went well with the meats.

For dessert we had French apple tart, yummy.

It really was a delightful evening.