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1903

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Presented as published in 1903. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
palm-trees, and the tables are further shaded by great pink and white umbrellas. A scarlet- _ r , 1 , r tt • 1 • Restaurant coated band or Hungarians plays in- Fran^ais, Pro- offensive music under the verandah of menade des : the house, and the page and the chasseur water the road before the garden constantly with a fire-hose, in order that the motor-cars which go rush- : ing past shall not smother the breakfast-eaters with dust. Broiled eggs and asparagus pointsBroiled Eggs and Asparagus, a trout fresh from the river Loup — if such a fish is on the bill of fare — and some tiny bird either roasted or en casserole , with some light white wine, is a suitable meal to be eaten in this garden of a doll’s-house restaurant. The Restaurant de la Mediterranee in the same building as the big club is one of the Restaurant de la most up-to-date dining places in Nice. Mediterranee The Helder Restaurant used to be a very fashion- able one ; but of late years it has gradu- The Helder, ally sunk its prices to bring in a larger Place Massena clientele , and it has finally become a Brasserie, at which, however, quite good food is obtainable. Caressa’s in the Avenue de la Gare, which is a charcutier’s shop, much in favour with caressa’s the Nicois, has added a grill-room to Avenue de la its premises. Gare In summer days, before the smart restaurants open, all that is smart in Nice goes to the Lyonais, Rue restaurant of the Cafe Lyonais, in the Biscarra Rue Biscarra. The Belle Meuniere, to which the revellers who have been over to Monte Carlo often return to sup, keeps open till all hours of the morning ; Ernest’s prides itself on being the Maxim’s of Nice, and the Regence, which is now managed by Marius from Ciros, and the Garden Bar are two other resorts ot the young bloods of all nationalities. H 1 14 T’he Gourmet's Guide to Europe The restaurant attached to the Cercle Prive of the Casino Municipal is a good one, though apt to Casino Muni- be crowded at dinner-time when all cipai, Place the baccarat tables are in play. It ran Massena the fjelder hard in the race for fashion- able patronage. It is quite one of the places at which a visitor should dine. Vogade in the Place Massena, and Rumplemayer’s on the Boulevard Victor Hugo, are the two fashion- able tea-shops. Nice Clubs A delay of a few hours and a louis as subscription passes any man who belongs to a good British club into the Cercle Massena of the Municipal Casino. There is another baccarat club in the Palais de la Jetee. The Cercle Mediterranee, on the Promenade des Anglais, has a fine club-house. It has matinees dansantes to which all the cosmopolitan society of Nice goes. It has also its card-rooms. The restaurant in the building is managed by M. Simonini, one of Ciro’s maitres d? hotel in old days. The subscription to the club for temporary members, who must be duly proposed and seconded, is 240 francs for the season ; 60 francs a month. The Mediterranee ranks with the Cercle Nautique of Cannes as a club of the highest standing. The golf links and club-house are at Cagnes, which is easily reached either by train or tram. AFTER DINNER The Municipal Casino has a winter garden which is a pleasant lounge in the afternoon and in the evening, and its theatre is kept busy with performances of French Provincial Towns 115