So wrapped up the first week of “Cuisine and Culture” at Paul Bocuse with a skills test that lasted from exactly 8:30 am until 3pm. It was grueling! 30 different items to either cook chop, slice, cook to perfection. I lost five points on my evaluation because I forgot how to cut onions and another 5 points because my paysanne cut carrots were not done  “le technique Francais”.

So what happens after the test on a Friday afternoon? Perhaps leave early so you can lick the wounds your ego has suffered. No brand new unit on cake piping techniques after you whip a couple of liters of cream by hand. We all took a nap and then headed out to a bouchon for supper to wine together about the injustices of evaluation.  The meal was fantastic. The restaurant was a 5/5 but probably rates in the 300’s on Tripadvisor. Owning a restaurant in Lyon would crush your soul.

I missed Saturday.

Slept most of the day, but did manage to awake up early afternoon in time to get my Monoprix La Carte. It’s a loyalty card that gives you super deals on groceries. So instead of paying a fortune for everything, with a card, you pay a small fortune. My worst fears may come to pass and I may have to embrace a vegetarian lifestyle.

But before that happened, I had supper at a restaurant that has no cream sauce, no animal parts and no baguette. I was craving fish and chips and there is only one fish and chip place in Lyon- Made in Fish

Deep Fried Delight

Really nice couple runs the place. They are in their second year of operation and business is good. One of their biggest client segments is people who have hit the limit on French.

This is a publicity photo

Even though their signature dish is a fish and chip for $12 cdn, they do have other deep fried delights like calamari, and beef sausage. The cheapest I’ve seen a hotdog in Lyon was $7.50. I may spend the rest of my life living on 2 dogs for 99.

They also have a few unique twists to the fish and chip business. Like gourmet cupcakes, fresh crepes, and quiche. Hey it’s France

Doesn’t every fish and chip shop have these extras