Day 8

[cassidain]

Up again (fourth time !) with the sun and roosters to go in search of langoustes.
Encore une fois, pas de joie.

So, back to Vitet, but en route stopping at ER to Go (first time) where we grabbed un rouleau aux noisettes and une quiche au saumon et épinards. Tous les deux bons

We still have that bottle of beautiful Meursault in frigo and leaving Sunday midi, with restaurant bookings for tonight and Saturday lunch and dinner. Que faire ? Well, walking back from St-Jean yesterday and passing thru Lorient, the Lorient Lobsterman was in the yard repairing his casiers. I asked about lobsters this morning and he said, non, mais Samedi oui. So, plan is to snag une langouste tomorrow morning, bring it back to villa and grill it, then chill it and make lobster omelette brunch with Meursault before our Sunday Tradewind flight. Voilà.
À suivre…

 

[KevinS]

I do enjoy sunrise on St Barth. At home, I would rather sleep in.

 

[amyb]

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Up again (fourth time !) with the sun and roosters to go in search of langoustes.
Encore une fois, pas de joie.
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So, back to Vitet, but en route stopping at ER to Go (first time) where we grabbed un rouleau aux noisettes and une quiche au saumon et épinards. Tous les deux bons

We still have that bottle of beautiful Meursault in frigo and leaving Sunday midi, with restaurant bookings for tonight and Saturday lunch and dinner. Que faire ? Well, walking back from St-Jean yesterday and passing thru Lorient, the Lorient Lobsterman was in the yard repairing his casiers. I asked about lobsters this morning and he said, non, mais Samedi oui. So, plan is to snag une langouste tomorrow morning, bring it back to villa and grill it, then chill it and make lobster omelette brunch with Meursault before our Sunday Tradewind flight. Voilà.
À suivre…

Go for it, Hank!

 

[cassidain]

Go for it, Hank!

Carpe diem

 

[cassidain]

A villa pique-nique lunch. Mostly from new Monoprix in Lorient. Fixin VV from Domaine Denis Mortet. Saint Marcellin. Beaufort. Lomo. Serrano. Tomate ancienne.
Pâté en croûte, pain de campagne, aubergines grillées from Le Daily.

 

[cec1]

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A villa pique-nique lunch. Mostly from new Monoprix in Lorient. Fixin VV from Domaine Denis Mortet. Saint Marcellin. Beaufort. Lomo. Serrano. Tomate ancienne.
Pâté en croûte, pain de campagne, aubergines grillées from Le Daily.

Trés elegant . . . with stunning view!

 

[KevinS]

There’s nothing like a villa lunch with some simple food, a nice bottle of wine, and million-dollar views.

 

[cassidain]

I know now why we can’t find langouste. Jean-Baptiste is buying it all for his gnocchi dish !

Channeled Mr Dennis and used ER valet for Zion reservation with a pre dinner detour for cocktails at the Rémy Bar. Very civilized way to deal with St-Jean parking.

Cucumber Martinis

Moseyed down to Zion for our first dinner there. Again, Mr. Dennis’ influence. We had their three course 75€ menu.

Tartare de bœuf au couteau.

Gnocchi with langouste. Lots of langouste.

Œil de bœuf grillé with lentils

Baba au rhum

Thought we’d end up back at ER for a Calvados nightcap but just ran out of steam.

Zion very nice indeed. Cuisine and service. J-B is a serious chef who merits his accolades.

 

[cec1]

I know now why we can’t find langouste. Jean-Baptiste is buying it all for his gnocchi dish !

Channeled Mr Dennis and used ER valet for Zion reservation with a pre dinner detour for cocktails at the Rémy Bar. Very civilized way to deal with St-Jean parking.
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Cucumber Martinis

Moseyed down to Zion for our first dinner there. Again, Mr. Dennis’ influence. We had their three course 75€ menu.
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Tartare de bœuf au couteau.

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Gnocchi with langouste. Lots of langouste.

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Œil de bœuf grillé with lentils

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Baba au rhum

Thought we’d end up back at ER for a Calvados nightcap but just ran out of steam.

Zion very nice indeed. Cuisine and service. J-B is a serious chef who merits his accolades.

So happy to read that Zion didn’t disappoint the “build-up!” I love Jean Baptiste’s version of steak tartare . . . and the rhum baba exceeds classic expectations! Sounds like a successful evening!

 

[dadto6]

Three cheeers for Jean-Baptiste and his crew!

 

[cassidain]

So happy to read that Zion didn’t disappoint the “build-up!” I love Jean Baptiste’s version of steak tartare . . . and the rhum baba exceeds classic expectations! Sounds like a successful evening!

Definitely did not disappoint. Reviews I had read referring to « experimental » food or « leaving hungry » seem unfounded based on our experience. J-B’s cuisine seems inventive but well-grounded in known territory and refined. Our servings were very generous.
A keeper for sure.

 

[Patrick]

Thank you for taking us on your trip - much appreciated!

Does Zion have a la carte or just the prix fixe?

 

[dadto6]

Zion also has al carte
Another option - The chef table tasting menu is not to be missed!