Salade panachee. Asperges d’Argenteuil Mousseline. Petits Pois au Sucre. Glace Quo Vadis. Petits Fours. Corbeille de Fruits, Dessert, French Provincial Towns 79 The restaurant of the Continental Hotel, on the Chauss^e des Etats Unis, opposite to the Setee, has recently become one to be recom- The continental, mended. One of its specialties is a Chaussee des Poulet Grand Due , in the sauce of which Etats Ums’ both whisky and brandy are used. I have not tasted this alcoholic dish myself, but I have the word of a gourmet of unblemished taste that it is excellent. One of my correspondents sends me an account of Perrier’s, a little restaurant, which I give in his own words : “The quaintest and mostorigi- Perrier’s, nal place in Havre is a little restaurant The Quay on the quay, opposite where the Trouville boats start from. It is known equally well as 4 Perier’s,’ or the Restaurant des Pilotes. It is kept by one Buholzer, who was at one time chef at Rubion’s in Marseilles. He afterwards was chef on one of the big Trans- atlantique boats, where he learnt to mix a very fair cocktail. The entrance is through a tiny cafe with sanded tiled floor. Thence a corkscrew staircase leads to a fair-sized room on the first floor. All the food you get there is excellent, and Bouillabaisse or Homard a /’ Am'ericaine, i constructed ’ by the boss, is a joy, not for ever, but, in the case of the first-named, for some time. The house does not go in for a very varied selection of wines, but what there is is good.” My correspondent qualifies this good report by telling me that the last time he breakfasted at the Restaurant des Pilotes it took the proprietor a very long hour to prepare the feast. The Fox Bar alongside the Bourse has during the past two years been much patronised by the sporting members of the British community. Fox It is owned by Reynard, who is the proprietor of the Cafe Guillaume Tell on the Boulevard de Strasbourg. Jules,, the bar-tender, was 8o The Gourmet's Guide to Europe for years smoke-room steward on La Champagne , and can mix any cocktail ever invented in America. St. Adresse The outlying suburb of Havre, St. Adresse, is, I have little doubt, the future summer “ resort ” of „ Havre. One of the richest and most Le Commerce . . ^ , r ^ ^ enterprising hrenchmen or the day, M. Dufayel, whose great shops in Paris are world- known, has acquired a large space of land there, has built a splendid club, which he leases at a pepper- corn rent to the local yacht-racing association, and a fine restaurant to be called the Commerce, which, however, is at present without a tenant. An hotel which was commenced by M. Dufayel has been de- layed in erection by landslips. There are half-a-dozen little cafes and restaurants Le Broche a at St. Adresse, and the Broche a Rotir Rotir has always been a favourite resort of the people of Havre. Gonneville At Gonneville, which can be easily reached by train either from Havre or Etretat, at the Hotel Hotel Auboure- AubourS> there is a vei7 interesting xlOlGl AuDOUig 11 • f i j i 1 i • i collection ot old cupboards, china, and works of art. The food is excellent, and very cheap, and the proprietor is a “ character ” who is very proud of his visitors’ book. Duclair On the upward voyage, going from Havre to Rouen, Duclair is passed twelve giiles from Rouen. French Provincial Towns 81

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Salade panachee. Asperges d’Argenteuil Mousseline. Petits Pois au Sucre. Glace Quo Vadis. Petits Fours. Corbeille de Fruits, Dessert, French Provincial Towns 79 The restaurant of the Continental Hotel, on the Chaussée des Etats Unis, opposite to the Setee, has recently become one to be recom- The continental, mended. One of its specialties is a Chaussee des Poulet Grand Due , in the sauce of which Etats Ums’ both whisky and brandy are used. I have not tasted this alcoholic dish myself, but I have the word of a gourmet of unblemished taste that it is excellent. One of my correspondents sends me an account of Perrier’s, a little restaurant, which I give in his own words : “The quaintest and mostorigi- Perrier’s, nal place in Havre is a little restaurant The Quay on the quay, opposite where the Trouville boats start from. It is known equally well as 4 Perier’s,’ or the Restaurant des Pilotes. It is kept by one Buholzer, who was at one time chef at Rubion’s in Marseilles. He afterwards was chef on one of the big Transatlantique boats, where he learnt to mix a very fair cocktail. The entrance is through a tiny cafe with sanded tiled floor. Thence a corkscrew staircase leads to a fair-sized room on the first floor. All the food you get there is excellent, and Bouillabaisse or Homard a /’ Am'ericaine, i constructed ’ by the boss, is a joy, not for ever, but, in the case of the first-named, for some time. The house does not go in for a very varied selection of wines, but what there is is good.” My correspondent qualifies this good report by telling me that the last time he breakfasted at the Restaurant des Pilotes it took the proprietor a very long hour to prepare the feast. The Fox Bar alongside the Bourse has during the past two years been much patronised by the sporting members of the British community. Fox It is owned by Reynard, who is the proprietor of the Cafe Guillaume Tell on the Boulevard de Strasbourg. Jules,, the bar-tender, was 8o The Gourmet's Guide to Europe for years smoke-room steward on La Champagne , and can mix any cocktail ever invented in America. St. Adresse The outlying suburb of Havre, St. Adresse, is, I have little doubt, the future summer “ resort ” of „ Havre. One of the richest and most Le Commerce . . ^ , r ^ ^ enterprising hrenchmen or the day, M. Dufayel, whose great shops in Paris are worldknown, has acquired a large space of land there, has built a splendid club, which he leases at a peppercorn rent to the local yacht-racing association, and a fine restaurant to be called the Commerce, which, however, is at present without a tenant. An hotel which was commenced by M. Dufayel has been delayed in erection by landslips. There are half-a-dozen little cafes and restaurants Le Broche a at St. Adresse, and the Broche a Rotir Rotir has always been a favourite resort of the people of Havre. Gonneville At Gonneville, which can be easily reached by train either from Havre or Etretat, at the Hotel Hotel Auboure- AubourS> there is a vei7 interesting xlOlGl AuDOUig 11 • f i j i 1 i • i collection ot old cupboards, china, and works of art. The food is excellent, and very cheap, and the proprietor is a “ character ” who is very proud of his visitors’ book. Duclair On the upward voyage, going from Havre to Rouen, Duclair is passed twelve giiles from Rouen. French Provincial Towns 81

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