Another Delightful Lunch Date

Each year we’ve come to Lyon, the local Del Cano group has invited us to join them for their monthly lunch.  This group of Brits has been very gracious in their welcome of us colonials, and it is definitely a pleasure to enjoy a relaxed lunch and very interesting conversations with them.

Our happy lunch group

These lunches take place is local Lyon restaurants, typically smaller ones, and provide a chance for us to taste some local favorites.  The restaurant we went to this last month was the restaurant, Les Adrets, in Vieux Lyon.  While we were limited to two choices per course on their prix fixe menu, each of us was found their three courses both interesting and flavorful.

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But, there is something we have found fascinating about small restaurants and cafes in France. Somehow, they manage to serve multiple courses of delicious food with only one or two people in the kitchen and one person managing the dining room.  This is no small feat!  The person in the dining room sets the tables, explains the menu choices, takes the orders, serves each course to the correct person, removes the plates and cutlery after each course and brings on the next, and manages separate checks and payments for each person or couple.  And, this person somehow remains not only welcoming and very pleasant but also totally professional. 

This amazing woman does it all!

This is one of the things that not only makes it possible for these places to keep their overhead costs at a minimum but also makes dining in these small establishments so very delightful.  

Vive la France! And, Vive les Françaises et les Français!