Food

One of the fun things about France, of course, is going out to eat. It can sometimes be frustrating how long it takes go through a meal, but at least it's good food. I don't need to be in and out of a restaurant in 15 minutes, but sometimes it's nice to get back to the hotel at a reasonable time. Our last night in Grenoble we found an Italian place a little off one of the main drags. It was sometime after 7 when we got there, and the place was empty except for the staff and one other couple. But it had a wood fired pizza oven, and we figured it would be a nice simple meal. We ordered gnocchi and a pizza. Both were cooked in the wood fired oven and both were great. I love the spicy olive oil that they give you with pizzas. For dessert we ordered tiramasu and a tarte tatin. Both were great, but had we known that they'd be serving us the world's largest piece of tiramisu we'd have just gotten one dessert. With the simple and tasty food (and great company), I'd say this was my favorite meal. By the time we had left, probably a half dozen people were turned away at the door because they didn't have a reservation, but the place was still mostly empty. I guess even 8:30PM is too early for dinner in France.