Wind in the Willies

Easter 2008 was not the best for weather in Northern Europe. The weather in Brittany reflected the weather in the UK. Cold, wet and windy. We experienced snow, hail. high winds, and sunshine, and that was just the first Friday!

My daughter and prospective son in law, James, came over for a first visit and it was a case of log fires and plenty of wine to keep out the worst of the weather. We visited a Creperie in a coastal town on the Northwest of St Brieuc Bay as James, who had lived in France for a time, was feeling nostalgic. The Creperie/restauraunt was a quaint, typically French two storey affair. All crisp table linen and antique mahogany furniture, with elegant brass and crystal light fittings. However the service didn't quite match the air of quiet elegance. The waitress who was responsible for our table was a real Dilly Dream. She took our initial order of crepes and galettes (a local buckwheat pancake) but unfortunately James' order for a crepe metamorphosed into a galette, but he seemed to accept this with good grace.

Admittedly the Food was quite good, if a little bland. Much French cooking is rather bland to our tastes which are used to being tantalised with fiery curries and international cuisine with all the attendant spices.