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<\/a>Restaurant Poirier<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n We all sat down at a cute table outside surrounded by beautiful flowers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Volunteers at Poirier<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Paul suggested we start our meal with an aperitif.\u00a0 We tried Pineau, a traditional drink that only comes from this area of Charente.\u00a0 The sweet drink comes in both red and white; our group sampled both.\u00a0 It was perfect to wet our appetites.\u00a0 Soon afterwards, the food began to arrive.\u00a0 The meal started with a delicious homemade vegetable soup.\u00a0 One of the volunteers, Jan, even tried the soup the traditional French way known as Chabrot; she poured in a little of her red wine with the soup and then sipped out of the side of the bowl.\u00a0 Next we had a melon charcuterie course, a fish course, and then a meat course.\u00a0 At this point we were all starting to get quite full.\u00a0 Luckily, we had our dessert stomachs\u00a0ready\u00a0to eat the cheese course and the dessert course that followed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Homemade Vegetable Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n The vegetable soup was creamy and perfect for dipping our bread in!<\/p>\n Melon Charcuterie<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n The\u00a0melon charcuterie featured fresh juicy melon, prosciutto, fresh mozzarella with tomatoes, and foie gras.<\/p>\n Meat Course<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n The perfectly cooked medium rare steaks were served with yummy mushrooms, and potato quiche.<\/p>\n Cheese Course<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n The cheese course came with a wonderful variety of cheeses that we all loved sampling.<\/p>\n Dessert Course<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n The dessert had fresh strawberries, creamy ice cream and was topped with whipped cream.<\/p>\n We hope you enjoyed looking at the photos of this wonderful meal!\u00a0 We are all so grateful to have tried this delicious French cuisine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This past Sunday, Paul took a group of volunteers out to sample some authentic French cuisine. The meal was an eight course, 3-hour experience that everyone really enjoyed.\u00a0 We went to the nearby\u00a0village\u00a0of Bardenac to Restaurant Poirier.\u00a0 Restaurant Poirier serves\u00a0traditional … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>