The
thrushes from Corsica, and some very good asparagus from Genoa or
Rocbrune, are about the only provisions which come from the
neighbourhood, except of course the fish, which is plentiful and
excellent. I was last spring entrusted with the ordering of a dinner for
six at the restaurant of the Hotel de Paris, the most frequented of all
the dining places at Monte Carlo, and I told Mons. Fleury, the manager,
that I wanted as much local colour introduced into it as possible. He
referred me to the _chef_, and between us we drew up this menu, which
certainly has something of the sunny south about it:--
Hors-d'oeuvre et Caviar frais.
Creme de Langoustines.
Friture de Nonnats.
Selle d'Agneau aux Primeurs.
Becassines roties.
Salade Nicoise.
Asperges de Genes.
Sauce Mousseline.
Dessert.
VINS.
1 bottle Barsac.
3 bottles Pommery Vin Nature 1892.
To crown this feast we had some of the very old brandy, a treasure of
the house, which added 60 francs to the bill. The total was 363 francs
10 centimes.
In this dinner the _Creme de Langoustines_ was excellent, a most
delightful _bisque_. The _nonnats_ are the small fry of the bay, smaller
far than whitebait, and are delicious to eat.
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