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We stop expresses at Hotel mary poppins musical interprets Oppoca for a simple lunch featuring jambon de Bayonne, brebis and gateau basque, the traditional almond cake, before continuing east. Ten minutes later we’re in Espelette, home of the region’s famous dried red chile — the piment d’Espelette. The houses are all red and white, with strings of drying peppers hanging. Although we hope to arrive in Pau by the end of the afternoon, we detour south into the mountains to St. -Jean-Pied-de-Port. We stroll around the village along the Nive River, with its graceful stone bridges and medieval ramparts. The stone-paved streets are steep, lined with Renaissance tile-roofed houses made from warm red sandstone.

For us, it’s the last stop before Pau; dinner tonight is in Jurancon, a sleepy wine village just outside of the city . Vineyards spread out around it, the ones that produce the fabulous sweet and racy dry white wines that are popular in France. Chef Stephane Carrade is a local hero, having this year snagged his second Michelin star; his restaurant, Chez Ruffet, is in an old house in the village mary poppins disney . So although it’s so hot that the waiters are dripping sweat and diners fan themselves, a tasting menu it is, which comes with paired wines by the glass. Carrade has a sense of fun broadway mary poppins . Ruffet is a white-tablecloth place, traditionally furnished, but each place setting has a black slate placemat and chalk. First come the amuse A glass filled with mint-scented melon balls mary poppins song . Then, uh-oh, a test tube, but it’s filled with a remarkable soup, an essence of green crabs. Next something really ludique: a clothespin holding a toothpick spearing a slice of green olive and a ball of goat cheese filled with tomato confit and sprinkled with piment d’Espelette. Now the parade of dishes.

Foie gras poached in beef consomme with green plums simmered in eau-de-vie and Parmesan tempura . A live lobster is brought to the table, then it returns in the form of open ravioli with green pepper from the Ardour, lomo iberico (cured loin of black-footed pig from Spain), small, tender eggplants and a quenelle-shaped mousse of wood-grilled hake mary poppin . Slices of filet of pigeon, with astounding texture and flavor, served with a salty little salad mary poppins play . Tuna belly condimente with tarragon, lemon and Sichuan pepper and served with grilled peppers sauced with coconut milk, curry and galangal mary poppins show .

Perfectly cooked, tender canon of lamb with juniper berries, tomato and baby zucchini. The wines are interesting and different — particularly a red wine from the Bearn region — a 2001 Domaine Cauhape from Henri Ramonteau . It’s fruity and complex, with lots of character. For dessert, Mara des bois strawberries with cilantro and ice cream made from farm-fresh milk, then a mille feuille with coffee cream, peach syrup, lemon grass and fennel and dark chocolate ice cream. Afterward, a wooden box with different mignardises — chocolates, chewy licorice, even some fresh gooseberries, their papery husks pulled up like handles. The idea of eating another bite? Now that’s ludique. *Tasty local colorCome with chef Stephane Carrade as he seeks out the best produce at the farmers market in Pau, France, then prepares a simple lunch in the kitchen of Chez Ruffet discount mary poppins . Look for the story, plus recipes, in Wednesday’s Food section. *(BEGIN TEXT OF INFOBOX)Put your best foot forward* In country restaurants, diners dress much more casually than they would in an equivalent dining room in Paris mary poppins tickets . In warm months, most men don’t wear jackets. * Don’t reflexively put your napkin on your lap the moment you’re seated That’s considered rude, as though you’re famished mary poppins theatre .

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