"Dolce Vita" à Nabirat

"Dolce Vita" or "Return to Nabirat, Part Two".

No, Monsieur Honey and I haven't moved countries, but we did enjoy a great evening out at an Italian  themed dinner at "Le Diabolo-Fraise" in Nabirat. 

It was a fun evening of sharing a wonderful meal with old and new friends.

The table ready for tonight's guests...photo credit to the proprietor, Catherine.

Vases of fresh red poppies dressed the tables...photo credit to proprietor, Catherine.

Fresh lilacs and some of Chef Fred's artwork in the background. 

Chef Fred's artistic talent is not limited to his cuisine creations and the restaurant walls provide an excellent place for him to display his paintings.

The soup tureens ready to be filled.

Minestrone soup...which took me back to Tuscany!

The soup with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese...delicious!

Veal wrapped in Parma ham, stuffed artichokes, asparagus served with pasta and three home-made sauces...a fantastic pesto, a tuna sauce, and a tomato based sauce with eggplant, olives, etc....everything was excellent. 

The cheese course was very different ...herbed focaccia, Gorgonzola cheese and a well dressed, seasoned arugula salad.... An explosion of flavours!

The finale...Lemon Merigune pie with Strawberry Coulis...made by Catherine, must get this recipe..it's not your typical Lemon pie.

 All of the above plus wine and coffee included for €22.

Catherine and Fred did an amazing job creating their Italian inspired dinner.

Thank you again for a wonderful evening of great food, wine and fun!

À bientôt!