Bonjour.....!

rcs · 17 Mar 2003, 19:37 (Ref:539330)

Well, just back from a weeks skiing in la belle France, fantastic weather, brilliant food and even more amazing French girls to look at while my wife wasn't looking. (Joke from my French waiter: Q: What do you call a good looking girl in England ? . A: A foreign tourist) so to say I am looking forward even more to my LM visit in June is a bit of an understatement. Anyway, to things Motorsport, its a good weekend coming up on the TV with live F1, IRL and CART but does anybody know if and when we'll see some Sebring highlights ? - I'd like to see the Bentley drive from the back of the grid to 3rd.

Cheers !

Rob

(still a Francophile despite the current little spat....)

**Aysedasi** · 17 Mar 2003, 19:39 (Ref:539332)

Yep, check FG's very recent post here.....

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...327#post539327

Did you bring me back any foie gras......?

rcs · 17 Mar 2003, 19:47 (Ref:539345)

No I didn't - Foie Gras (which I adore) is not big in the Alps - more of a Dordogne thing. I once had it there quick fried in honey - unbelievable. I did have a mind blowing cheese fondue though..........!

Rob

**Aysedasi** · 17 Mar 2003, 19:48 (Ref:539348)

You're making my mouth water.

Stop it.

rcs · 17 Mar 2003, 19:57 (Ref:539368)

Still - I doubt that the cuisine at the circuit during the 24 hours will be much to write home about, I'll have to hunt out some nice and no doubt expensive eaterie !

FG1 · 17 Mar 2003, 21:24 (Ref:539480)

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Originally posted by rcs
Still - I doubt that the cuisine at the circuit during the 24 hours will be much to write home about, I'll have to hunt out some nice and no doubt expensive eaterie !

If you are prepared for

1. a 40 minutes drive,
2. to make a reservation

the Hotel de France in La Chatre sur le Loir is well worth a try. Teams used to stay there in the 50s and 60s, and there are some great signed photos in the bar. The food's not bad either, and not too expensive.

FG

Fab · 18 Mar 2003, 06:21 (Ref:539823)

Funny thread for a frog !

There's some small good restaurants in Le Mans too, where you'll find foie gras, foie gras poëlé (means cooked, hot, with a sauce - are you interrested to taste, FG ?

), and lots of nice things, usualy not to expensive (well, way of talking relatively to your savings !).

The Pays de la Loire (including La Sarthe) are a place of good food, nice meat (beef), and nice sea and river food (taste the Sandre Beurre Blanc with a Savennière - white wine)...

And don't worry about the 'spats' rcs mentionned above, we still love British and American people, and we welcome you this spring !

**Aysedasi** · 18 Mar 2003, 08:27 (Ref:539871)

Stop it , stop it, stop it!!!!

I haven't had any breakfast and all this mention of French food is driving me mad!

Fab · 18 Mar 2003, 09:23 (Ref:539901)

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Originally posted by Aysedasi
Stop it , stop it, stop it!!!!

I haven't had any breakfast and all this mention of French food is driving me mad!

How to gain weight in reading a forum...

kdr · 18 Mar 2003, 11:05 (Ref:539974)

nothing much for vegetarians like me though fab...any ideas?

lowieracing · 18 Mar 2003, 12:13 (Ref:540008)

les petit pois??????

**Aysedasi** · 18 Mar 2003, 12:50 (Ref:540049)

Do you eat cheese, kdr?

kdr · 18 Mar 2003, 12:59 (Ref:540067)

i have to ayse...i have to!

**Aysedasi** · 18 Mar 2003, 13:02 (Ref:540071)

There's your answer then. All that wonderful French cheese! You know, le fromage that you hang on to in the cupboard until it crawls off the plate - wonderful. Trouble is, Mrs. Ayse throws it out as soon as it starts to pong. Maybe I could keep it in the garage?

pirenzo · 18 Mar 2003, 13:37 (Ref:540099)

Some of my friend recently went on a school trip to florence to practice their italian. Anyway, the vegetarians of them usually ended up with a couple of peices of cheese and tomato and that was all. The italians just don't understand vegetarian, they, like me, are meat lovers.