EP 84 Folie and Food.

Good morning Val d’Isère

Not great viz today……..

You will have to imagine our

Mountain peaks

Some snow

Minus two

so

Not too cold

And looks like a sunny week ahead …..

So

No complaints here !

Definitely feels that the season

Is under way…

It is so quiet here in the interseasons

That the number of people

Cars

Buses

And strangers

Takes some adjusting to !

Doodles

take their

Civic

Street cleaning

duties

very seriously…

so were delighted

When they found their

First cache of

Semi frozen snow covered Chips ….

Not far enough in to the

Winter for

Pavement pizza

But sure it will come….

I am not really a night club

Sort of person

So am in awe of how much

Alcohol it must take

To spend a small fortune

On a late-night snack

Then discard it

On the short walk home….

Coming close to contradicting myself….

After our event last week

I DID persuade, cajole and drag

A group of friends to the

Folie Douce …..

They had a special evening event

Last Friday

The day before Val opened

And it was

EXCELLENT !

Fab atmosphere

Top service

Delicious food

And

Lots of it….

SO GOOD that I am

Already booked for

Their next evening do

On the 13^th.

You still may only

glimpse me

Speeding past in the afternoon

Rather

Than dancing on the tables !!

Luke clearly knows how to

Tap into more than one

Market….

They have started

Fun Classes for children

He also proudly showed us

Around the huge

And beautifully organised kitchens

Which at the end of

A very very busy service

On their first event of the season

Was brave

Or he

Had complete confidence

That it was all going to look

Clean and perfect

Not chaotic

With piles of dishes

As my small kitchen was

Earlier in the day !

Restaurants and businesses are

Busy opening

Yesterday was Trifollet’s

First day.

Such a good position

Halfway down Bellevarde

On our way home

It seemed rude not

To stop for lunch…

Their team of 20

Already seemed to

Be working well

You know how busy it can be

On a sunny afternoon….

Just six in their kitchen

To Produce all that food !

They haven’t been idle

Since they closed in April….

The family continue

to improve

The building

The tables

The menus

Small touches

Done with the same

Care and attention

shown to the food

And service during the winter.

While on food…..

I have mentioned before how tricky it can be

To find vegan food

In a restaurant

In Val or Tignes…..

The butter base for French food

Is just one of the issues….

The bits of bacon

To give it FLAVOUR

Is another……

I am partial to a steak

But

LOVE both vegan and vegetarian food

So wish this would change….

So I was pleased to see

La Bodega in Tignes

Is proudly promoting  

Its new vegan

Fishless

Taco

The Poiss NON

They ALSO seem to have

Good happy hour beer prices

From four until six each day….

So what is happening in Val this week ?

Apart from

Skiing….

In very good conditions !

Looking at my

Calendar page….

Today is Sunday Funday in the Hibou Bar..

You could also have a free intro

To  Fat Biking  this evening….

Big fat wheels

So great on the snow.

On Wednesday is the

 Welcome party

For all those who work hard

In Val

This will be

At the Maison de Val

There is also the Wednesday

Special evening at the Swimming Pool

Where you can

Get access to the pools in the Wellness Centre

For no extra charge.

The week builds up for the

Start of next Weekend’s World Cup…

So an opening ceremony

On Friday night.

Our 70^th Criterium….

I have my own tatty kit

So don’t have PERSONAL

Experience of hiring

For the season

But Val Ski Shop

In La Daille

Seem to have a good offer…..

so

I have put it on my

Special Offers I have Spied page…

They also claim to be

Very Friendly !!

If you try them

Do let us know…

In October

I talked about a man

Who took his 3

VERY YOUNG CHILDREN

On a crazy

Hike in Utah

He apparently

At one point

He Even recorded the eldest,

 his 8-year-old daughter asking

‘Are we going to freeze to death Daddy’

He has now been charged with

Child abuse and torture

But the

Psychiatrists are

Also involved.

Yesterday

I was recommending

 indoor skiing

As pre-season prep

And mentioned how

It built Dave Ryding

Into the star that he is …

Over

In County Wicklow

29 year old Cormac Comerford

Is also a fan…

Not from a skiing family

Ireland’s top skier is

Very likely to be

Speeding downhill

In the Italian Olympics

If there are any Irish listening

Who have a few euros to spare

Cormac

Would be grateful…

Being based in the mountains

To train full time

In this Olympic year

May cost him one hundred thousand euros….

Olympic dreams do not come cheap !!

Southern Hemisphere’s

25-year-old Alice Robinson

Has started the winter in style

With not one but TWO

World Cup Giant Slalom victories……

Giving her six World Cup golds

So far…

She was

Born in Australia

But moved to New Zealand

When she was four

And already has 2 Olympics

Under her bib

Definitely one to watch !

Today is the UN

Civil Aviation Day …..

Linking countries

And economies….

Then again we are supposed

To stop flying

To save the planet…

And have you noticed

How much

More of a hassle it seems ?

Hope the post Brexit checks

Get easier…..

Standing in the

Non-EU passport queue

For longer

Than the flight from London

Is not much fun….

ANWAY

I am not flying anywhere

Anytime soon !

Arting

Doodling

And skiing to be done…

See you tomorrow.