Second ‘Été Gourmand’

Last weekend was the second year of the ‘Summer gourmet’ festival held in Les Riceys, a pretty village about a 20 minute drive from us.

We had enjoyed a great day out last year there with some friends, so we suggested to our guests that they may want to visit it. They thought this was a great idea, and spent a very enjoyable morning wandering around buying some tasty treats to take home.

On Sunday, after our guests had departed to continue their tour of Champagne, discoving the northern region near Reims, we decided we would head over to the festival to get some lunch and have a little look. It did not disappoint, we enjoyed a very tasty portion of roasted Bresse chicken with potatoes for lunch, before taking a look at the stalls.

I bought some olive tapenade, and we got to try some deliciously salty Roquefort cheese, which was 18 months matured, and beautifully soft. We enjoyed a slice of that with some bread when we returned home. What a splendid afternoon.