All dishes:

Sea fish

Grilled red sea bream

Pork

Pork chop with lentils

Appetizers

Chicken croquettes

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pissaladiere

Bread dough topped with onions (caramelized or puréed), olives, garlic and anchovies.

Desserts

Caramel crème renversée

Baked custard served in a ramekin with a caramel bottom, or unmolded, inverted, and topped with caramel.

Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled lobster over vine shoots

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive with Bechamel

Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

Desserts

Chocolate dessert

Sea fish

Sea bass with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

Desserts

Raspberry bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

Eggs

Quail eggs with green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

Beef

Charolais beef fillet with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

Sheep and Goats

Spicy lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Crayfish risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

Sheep and Goats

Roasted provençal leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach and ricotta lasagna

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

Cold starters

Ham on the bone cake

Cheeses

Goat cheese marinated in white wine

Dry goat cheese soaked in white wine.

Game animals

Venison salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

Main meals

Aligot and grilled sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca curado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

Sea fish

Cod ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with dill and basil

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.