Paul Bocuse 8-5-26
Today was the intended highlight of the trip. Paul Bocuse was one of the leading chefs of nouvelle cuisine and as a result of his name and fame Lyon has become renowned as the food centre of France. His long career is covered in the linked article and I do not intend to repeat it.
The restaurant is L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges and whilst it might have lost one of the three Michelin stars it once held it remains a place of legend and our high hopes for an excellent meal were delivered in full.
The menu required two photographs:
Menu 1 Bocuse 8-5-26
Menu 2 Bocuse 8-5-26
The highlight is the chicken served in a pig’s bladder and this is impressive and a very tender piece of chicken.
Chicken in Pig’s Bladder Bocuse 8-5-26
All absolutely stunning and it was a superb meal and the waiting staff are also incredible. A lovely place and we could understand (and overhear) comments from other tables about return visit.
Jackie had arranged taxis both ways so it was an easy journey in both directions which meant that even though I could see trains through the window it is definitely the way to come and go.
I should also note that being food related ALL of the photographs in this post were taken by Jackie Whitbread and she retains copyright in all of them and any requests for use should be made to her.
In summary all excellent and it was indeed the highlight of the trip. If only it were a little closer!
Leave a Reply