St. Valentin

Valentine's Day weekend began with an invitation to a special dinner by Christiane and Franco

Amuse bouche of beet creme

Beef cheeks

Scallops

Pear

Several desserts bien sur

A gift of chocolates - Christiane is the chocolatier whose family has had the company in Amboise for 100 years

A gift of flowers

And a gift of olive oil

Observe the label closely - Franco make the olive oil himself

The next night, it was a prix fixe dinner at Toque et Vins with Christine and Philippe

Amuse bouche assortment

An egg mixture done with a toquer a oeuf - an egg shell slicer

Scallops

Frommage

Dessert assortment

They presented us with a lovely coffee table type book we will cherish

We finished the weekend with brunch on Sunday with Angeline and Matthieu

We look forward to their wedding in June.  Our first wedding in France to attend.