Sunday Dinner at Le Cottage

Guest Editor Jack
We went to Grand Case for dinner which was originally a sleepy fishing village which has become the major dining destination for St. Martin. The majority of the restaurants are French or at least are French-influenced. We went to Le Cottage (http://www.restaurantlecottage.com) for dinner on Sunday and it was probably the best dinner that both of us had since we have arrived on St Martin. Dinner started with a bottle of Château Lagrave-Martillac, 2nd vin du Gd cru 2005 being decanted by the sommelier. We shared an appetizer called "Taste of Quail" which included roasted quail stuffed with foie gras, lentil salad and bacon sauce which was excellent. For main course I had beef tenderloin with cabbage and potato cooked in butter, beef cheek raviolis, vegetable kebab and red wine sauce. Christine had “Taste of Duck” which was sauteed duck breast, red cabbage cooked in port wine, truffle oil on mashed potato, and duck tartar with pear in a glass. For dessert the restaurant is known for their soufflés so we shared a caramel soufflé. We were very pleased with the dinner and off to sleep we went to prepare for a day of scuba diving.