If you want to know where to eat lunch in a French town, look for the local marché and pick a place nearby. How wrong can you go?
Yesterday in Cannes, we had p’tit dej near Marché Torville. We ate exactly what you eat in toute France & most of the world these days.I’m going back for these tomates confites, inside the market (48€ a kilo) They gave us a taste. I must figure out how to make them (garlic, herbes, olive oil etc.) Any ideas?
Next stop Nice, a 30 minute shuttle train ride from Cannes with a helpful tourist office just in front.
We got all-day transport passes(5€) and took a tram to the old town/veille ville. So much color at le Cours Selaya marché.
Wall murals are everywhere on the Riviera.
My favorite shop in Nice, Nicolas Aliziari. This time I got anchovy tapenade and their beautiful logo shopping bag(5€).
You must, must try delicious Nicoise Socca at the marché. Best eaten hot off the griddle.
An homage to Belmondo on the Place.
I asked the fruit lady where to eat, since the marché is lined with many restaurants. She waved her hand away implying “forget all these places and go to Le Safari…its straight ahead”. We did.
One of our best meals so far. We each had 2 starters (10€ each dish) This salad of raw, marinated artichoke + Parmesan + perfectly ripe tomatoes was heavenly. The service and atmosphere lively and fun. We didn’t bother with dinner later.
Inside - old pictures of the Nice marché
Every road in the old town leads to la plage/beach.
A ‘private’ beach where you pay to enter.
Of this famous Hokusai print of tourists gazing at Mount Fugi. We are all tourists aren’t we😊
The Matisse museum is the perfect dessert after lunch (Bus 5 to Arenes). This perfume ad sums up the lush Riviera for me. Is your bag 🧳 packed?🌴
Don’t forget to dip your feet into water. Old tale.. then it will make you return. It worked for me.
ReplyDeleteOh I Must do this DK
ReplyDeleteI want to come back to the Riviers🌴🌴🌴
ReplyDeletehttps://www.food.com/recipe/tomatoes-a-la-provencale-482200
Mille merci Vicki! But are they for sun-dried tomatoes 🍅 ??
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe you were able to come up with the picture of ladies leaning against the fence looking out!! How do you do it!!??!!
ReplyDeleteLove all of your pictures…the south has a very different feel…including the fabulous food. Your tomates confites appear to be sun-dried or dehydrated…easy to replicate in an oven at low temps. Easier still to bring some home from the Marché?? Have fun!
ReplyDeleteYes, but it was the other ingredients that made them so tasty - garlic and..?
DeleteEnjoying your photos. Such vibrant splendid colors.
ReplyDeleteYes, my bags are standing by 🧳✈️🌴 for another visit someday.
Nice looks nice! I would buy any one of those delicious epicurean foodstuffs just for the packaging. Boy, it sure beats a jar of Hellman's or French's mustard in the looks department!
ReplyDeleteStill kicking myself over the not purchased NA oils .
ReplyDeleteI buy my sun dried tomatoes and add oomph 🙂🙂
Please snare your recipe for oomph Monique 🙏
DeleteJ"ai adoré la référence à la peinture fameuse de Hokusai....trois femmes,
ReplyDeletecontentes, parlant de qui sait quoi.....en face de la plage, non pas le Mont Fuji!!
Exactly what kind of oomph do you add Monique.
ReplyDeleteI got them that way also.
Marvelous pics...I thought you were too lucky with so much sun until I saw
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just drizzle here and there and nice breezes. Its Fall!
ReplyDeleteI love the south of France & you are reviving old memories. Thank you, Carol.
ReplyDeleteVery nice post. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe "starter" salad looked delicious!
That old photo! Amazing. I love their clothing and their stances.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite too SS..it gives context to a post..
ReplyDeleteI found more today in Grasse
Always get a kick out of your photos and observations -- especially since we haven't been back to Paris in a while.
ReplyDeleteI’ll just settle for a vicarious experience through you,
Especially adored your recent Audrey Hepburn issues.
Thank you for stirring up so many memories. You are a gem and we are so very jealous of your lovely life there.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this. Nice is one of my favorite places in the world. When I win the lottery I will be moving there. And isn't the tram great? It took so long to build but made such a difference in the town. Did you notice that the music at each stop is different? sounds from around the area
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