A real French dinner...with a French twist this time!

In my last post about a French meal, I mentioned that Mr. Christophe Cuzin is the heart and soul of the Asnieres Hockey Club. If that is the case, then Marc and Jocelyn are definitely the smile. They were the first people I met when I arrived in France as they came out to the airport to pick me up and are great supporters of the team. They are also the ones who set up our dressing room food before every game (both home and away), so we all have our fruits, granola bars, juice, coffee and teas.

On Friday evening after practice, they hosted all of the current residents of the Frat House (Mika, Tommi, Andronik, Anne-Julie, Mindy and myself) as well as Robert Guimond and his wife Corinne. As meals go, this was one for the ages. Jocelyn started us out with a fantastic salad of vegetables, fruit, cheese and egg. A chicken curry dish was then served with rice (she used bananas in the curry sauce and it tasted incredible). Charlot (kind of like a terramiso cake) was served for dessert followed by cheeses and then chocolate. Plenty of baguette was also available, but that goes without saying now.

By the end of the evening, we couldn't adequately express our gratitude to our fantastic hosts. It was great to share a meal with such fantastic people.

Mika is ready to dive into the salad.

Mindy, myself, Corinne, Marc, and Jocelyn. Ready to begin a great meal.

Jocelyn prepares to serve Robert some exceptional chicken curry.

Tommi can't wait to dig in!

Four different cheeses to finish the meal. You have to eat them in a certain order as well, to warm up the pallet I'm told.

Anne-Julie and Andronik after an excellent meal. Can't you tell by the smiles on their faces?