Any excuse for a party, there have been lots of vin nouveau evenings in the surrounding villages lately. Our favourite though has to be the 3rd Thursday in November at L'auberge Lou Bourdié. We have been every year since we moved here and it has been the subject of many a blog post. The first year we were on our own and Monique sat us on a table with members of her family. For the last two years we have had a table of eight with four nationalities represented ( English, Canadian, Belgian and French).
No year has ever quite matched the madness of the first time we went - either we are just accustomed to it or that year was particularly crowded. Last night the restaurant was packed again, it was nice to have a big table of our friends and despite the number of people there was still dancing.
The menu is the same every year - duck of course - but everything cooked to Monique's usual high standards.
Sylvie Nauges and friends provide the music and "le monsieur qui apprend son instrument " gets to play too.
He had special fun playing with the new fiddle player in Sylvie's band
Monique always really enjoys Trevor's spot - it stands us in good stead over the year for free aperitifs and reduced bills when we eat there during the rest of the year!
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