Date night got off to a late start, but it was still warm enough that the bike ride up to Petit Louis was cozy.  One bottle of Jurançon Sec (2004, very “full-bodied”, so we were told), one order of Pâté (wrapped in bacon) and one Cassoulet later we rolled back to Hampden (literally, you barely need to pedal — thankfully).

The Cassoulet was like baked beans on steroids — sausage, pulled pork, chunks of bacon fat and duck confit all adding a little je ne sais quoi to a standard white bean casserole.

Hopefully those seven games of embarassing squash against Derek this afternoon (my first ever attempts at squash, in my defense) will counterbalance the meal of meat, beans, meat and meat.

Johanna turned down the cheese cart and opted for a pôt de crème (a thick dark chocolate custard topped with a handsome dollop of whipped cream) which was pretty delicious too.

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