Sunday Dinner on rue Tousseau with Odile and friends

Aligre is one of the oldest and most famous markets in Paris and sits directly across from Odile’s flat on rue Trousseau. Not only is Aligre market know for its quality products and reasonable prices but also the “bo bo” (bourgeois bohemian) café, The Baron Rouge. As commonly done in the past, wine is dispensed from oak kegs for your café or home table. The Baron Rouge tapped Odile and I two bottles of white wine to go into the blanquette de veau and to serve with our meal. Next, we purchased veal from Odile’s favorite meat shop. Next, carrots, onions, and mushrooms were purchased to simmer with the veal. Two types of olives were selected from the 20 available for an appetizer. Our guests brought surprises too! David appeared with two bottles of red wine made by his father and Herve the beef-pork pate made by his grandmother. Tasso added assorted nuts. Cyril a cake from south-western France called gateau basque, and home-made rolls made by his mother. Embellishing the end of our meal was a salad and chocolates from a neighborhood pastry shop.