**** This post is done by request. It's of places we visited back in 2019. I'll be back with more up to date posts tomorrow!
I was recently asked about some recommendations for Provence. The reader (who requested anonymity) sent me a fine email asking me if we'd ever been there. And yes we had! And we loved our tine in Provence and enjoyed our stay in Avignon. But why no posts you might ask? Well, we visited in the winter of 2019. I always seem to have a backlog of travel posts it seems. By the time I had gotten around to posting on our trip….well, this thing named Covid happened. For the longest time, I really didn't feel comfortable doing travel posts…..in the middle of a pandemic. And then when I restarted, well, I was so behind. I was not even going to do posts on our trip to Israel and Jordan. But thanks to "FOYs" KerriK and LaurieH, who both indicated that they wanted those posts, I did them. But by the time those were completed it was mid-spring of 2022! I did a post on our short stay in Paris before heading to Provence and then decided that with a huge backlog of travel and road trip posts to just forgo posting on Provence. I did mention our "interesting stay" at CDG, before heading home from that trip since it dovetailed into our returning to Paris in 2022. So, since this "FOY" wants to see some photos of our meals in Provence….waaaay back from 2019, here goes.
La Cuisine du Dimanche (since closed):
Was our first dinner in Avignon.
This was an interesting meal. Some of the combinations were odd and the presentations somewhat strange for some dishes.
La Cuisine du Dimanche
31 Rue de la Bonneterie
84000 Avignon, France
L'Agape:
This was a nice dinner. Modern presentation, nice flavors.
L'Agape
21 Place des Corps Saints
84000 Avignon, France
Avenio:
Our favorite dinner during our stay in Avignon.
Avenio
19 Rue Des Trois Faucons
84000 Avignon, France
Maison Ripert:
This was a nice meal. A bit too much going on, but still excellent ingredients.
Maison Ripert
28 Rue de la Bonneterie
84000 Avignon, France
L'Épicerie de Ginette:
Lest you think we were just eating in fancy restaurants. one of our favorite places was L'Épicerie de Ginette. We visited twice. After all, who wouldn't love this.
We loved the tartines here.
L'Épicerie de Ginette
25 Place des Corps Saints
84000 Avignon, France
And while I'm not sure how valuable this post will be now, I hope your meals are wonderful!