Chef David's Culinary Tour: Day Four

Day 4 in paradise, and we decided to visit Antibes. By the time we got there, it was around noon.  There is a huge market there, which is bound to make anyone hungry. Our plan to visit the Picasso Museum was delayed in lieu of lunch. We have been eating in a lot of restaurants lately, so Lauren and I thought it best to eat various foods in the market. We bought fresh raspberries, a wheat baguette, farmers cheese, walnut salami, and two types of tapenades,  one with sun-dried tomatoes and bell peppers, the other with green olives and chili peppers. 

After collecting what we thought was enough food, we discovered a street vendor cooking Socca in a wood-fired brick oven on wheels. Socca is a savory chickpea flour flatbread, they cook in a deep dish pizza pan for a minute or so. You could taste the charred flavor from the brick oven making it a great treat with the farmers cheese we bought.

 

 We visited the Picasso Museum after perusing more of the markets that were selling antiques, clothes and cutlery. I was impressed with Picasso's artwork.  If you need some unique food paintings to hang in your kitchen or dining room, check out some of his work -- amazing!

Before going back to Vence where we are staying, my wife wanted to see how they blow glass in the small village of Biot. We watched the glass makers working and these guys had a real assembly line going, but it still took about 10 minutes to make one glass. The glassware made was nice, but expensive.

For dinner, in Old Vence, Lauren and I had "Marmite de L' Armoise Suprise Loup Lotte," which was a soup terrine filled with an array of "fruits de la mar" in a creamy tomato-tinged sauce topped with a puff pastry, really fun to eat with super fresh fish. Dessert was an Apple Tart tatin with cannelle glace (Cinnamon Ice Cream). Again, too good to get the picture!

Tomorrow is our last full day in France, and we will be exploring Nice.