Yesterday was rxc's birthday so we celebrated it by going out for lunch. We have yet to investigate all of the restaurants around Ste. Foy, but for 10 years we have heard that the resto at the aerodrome was the best. It is perched on a hill overlooking the Dordogne valley and has a lovely view. It is open by reservation only and mostly at the weekend. So we had a 12:30 seating for our celebration lunch. We got there and it looked closed, not a car or evidence of people anywhere. But we parked and walked up to the door and there was the owner Madame Raffin waiting at the door to take us upstairs to the dining room. We spent the next 3 hours having an exqisite meal in an otherwise totally emply restaurant. M. Raffin prepared everything with skill and care and the meal will be remembered for one of the best we have had in years. Menu included jumbo shrimp flammed with whiskey, coquilles St. Jacques, lamb (rxc), tournados Rossinni (moi) cheese, salade, dessert, coffee, and a 2005 Pecharment. Same time, same place l'annee prochaine.
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