Research II

Lunch yesterday with neighbours from the hamlet where we rented for eight months before buying our house. J&M are lovely American's who retired to France about eight years ago. They are avid tennis fans, J actually was a 'rocket scientist' and we have lively and wide-ranging conversations. We went to a nearby village, Cessenon-sur-Orb, to L'Epicerie Restaurant. It opened last year but we'd yet to go there for a meal. Very good food by the charming chef, Stanley, with wide choice of crepes as well as the usual French menu options - goat's cheese salad, entrecote and a range of things done with duck. Will be returning now that we've discovered it, as the quality of the food was great and it has a nice ambience. In the morning we did a 30km bike ride to Murviel, Cazoul, Cessenon and back home. Definately deserved a decent lunch after that.