Category — Foods and Wine in Provence
Food and Wine in Provence
If lavender is commonly used in fragrances of different kinds – from perfumes to toilet sprays, it is rarely used in food. But the delights of lavender do not stop at its smell. Eating lavender is great too.
Ingredients:
125g of melted butter (unsalted)
1 egg
250g of flour
100g of sugar
1 tablespoon of dried lavender
Rub the butter together with the sugar and the egg until you reach an even texture. Add in the flour (all at once) and use your finger tips to knead the dough. Add flour if too sticky. When the dough has reach the consistency you like, add in the lavender. Cut the dough in half and put one of them in the fridge (brave chefs can skip that bit as I often do).
Preheat the oven gas mark 7/ 180° C /350 °F/, put a baking sheet on a baking tray. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until the dought is relatively thin, less than half a centimeter. Use a glass to cut the biscuits in a nice round shape and a knife to transfer them onto your baking sheet. Don’t forget the other half of the dough in the fridge and proceed in the same way. Bake for about 15 minutes until the side and the bottom of the biscuits are golden brown. Let them cool on a rack. Transfer onto a nice plate with some fresh lavender.
A specialty of Avy Bakery in Sanary is the Lavender Torte – A frangipane paste, dried lavender flowers and raspberry jam…
Wines and Drinks
- Cotes de Provence
- – Organic wine merchants (Fr)
- Provence wines portal (Fr)
- Independent wine producers of the Var region (Fr)
- Wine cooperators of the Var region (Fr)
- Cote de Bandol
- Pastis / Anisette / Pernod
- De Mouries olive oil cooperative
- Absinthe producer
Fruits and Vegetables
- Melons
- Watermelons
- Citrus
- Figs
Olives
- Olive oil
- Tapenade
Provencal Specialties
- Bouillabaise
- Ratatouille
- Soupe de Poissons / Rouille
- Aioli
- Pan Bagna
- Fougasse
- Tropezienne
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Sanary-sur-Mer and Ollioules
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Frederic Dumas Historical Diving Museum Video
Map of residences of German and Austrian artists and intellectual exiled (1933-1945)
An unique place on the Provence coast, is the little fishing town of Sanary-sur-mer. Its climate, location, history, culture and lifestyle make it an ideal choice to start discovering the coast of Provence.
Sanary – Facts of interest
- Greeks and romans had trading posts in the gulfs around Sanary-sur-mer. The surrounding beaches are rich in archeological vestiges and ruins (i.e:Port Issol)
- Intellectual and artists took refuge in Sanary-sur-mer between 1st and 2nd world wars – B. Brecht, T. Mann… lived in still existing houses in Sanary-sur-mer. Other famous anglo-saxon writers have spent time in Sanary. Amoung them, Aldous Huxley who wrote Brave New World (1932) in 4 months in La Gorguette area in Sanary-sur-mer
- Sanary is considered as the birth place of modern scuba diving and underwater movies. F. Dumas, P. Tailliez and J.Y Cousteau, also known as ‘Mousquemers‘, experimented modern scuba diving equipment and made famous underwater movies in the sea around Sanary-sur-mer (Port Issol, Bandol bay).
- Sanary-sur-mer is known for its unique wooden fishing boats
- Some of the eldest wineyeards (dating from roman empire) can be found in Bandol, Le Beausset, … few miles west of Sanary-sur-mer.
Sanary-sur-mer Resources
Official site of the city of Sanary-sur-mer (Fr)
Tourist and general information (Fr)
Sanary-sur-mer local information (Fr)/a>
Sanary-sur-mer history (Fr)
Frederic Dumas Historical Diving Museum
Fontvive – Village of bungalows in Sanary
Sanary-sur-mer accommodations
Sanary-sur-mer restaurants and cafes
Local Links
AGORA community organization
Sanary Hand Ball
“Le Rosaire” Tennis Club
Sanary-sur-mer photos
Pictures of Sanary-sur-mer: Bastille Day, The F.Dumas Diving Museum and the Sanary-sur-mer Romanesque Tower, Beaches, Tall Ships (Toulon, July 21-24), People…
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Ollioules
Ollioules web portal (Fr)
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La Seyne-sur-Mer and Toulon
Naval Base – Faron Mount – Mourillon Beach
Zenith of Toulon (Fr) – Arts and shows theatre
Art, shows and sports events in Toulon - Le Comité Officiel des Fêtes et des Sports de Toulon (Fr)
Agglomeration of Toulon Official Site(Fr)
Natural history museum of Toulon (Fr)
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Sanary – Restaurants
Provencal and Specialty Restaurants
Le Bard’O – Tel 04 94 88 42 56
Le Mas de la Frigoulette – Tel 04 94 74 13 46
Bon Abris – Tel 04 94 74 02 81
Restaurant de La Tour – Tel 04 94 74 10 10
La Savane – Tel 04 94 74 31 15
Le Bistrot de la Mer – Tel 04 94 88 11 99
L’Equateur – Tel 04 94 74 02 57
Le Castel – Tel 04 94 29 82 98
Le Provencal – Tel 04 94 74 11 93
Un Coin de Table – Tel 04 94 74 00 37
Aliette et son Assiette – Tel 04 94 88 08 94
Creperie le Galion – Tel 04 94 34 72 31
Embargo QG – Tel 04 94 74 57 27
La Cour Fleurie – Tel 04 94 88 08 05
La Fenice – Tel 04 94 74 00 54
La Flambee – Tel 04 94 74 17 74
La Pitchouline – Tel 04 94 88 10 00
Le Baroudeur – Tel 04 94 88 32 55
Le Bonzai – Tel 04 94 74 22 22
Le Cabanon – Tel 04 94 74 64 17
Le Galli – Tel 04 94 88 20 59
Le Grillon – Tel 04 94 88 05 51
Le Petit En’K – Tel 04 94 74 66 57
Le San Lazzaro – Tel 04 94 88 41 60
L’Entr’Act – Tel 04 94 74 03 84
Les Dominos – Tel 04 94 25 50 08
Les Trois Tonneaux – Tel 04 94 74 47 11
L’Esplanade – Tel 04 94 74 08 56
L’Ocean Jazz -Tel 04 94 07 36 11
Meli Melo – Tel 04 94 88 18 36
Mezzanotte – Tel 04 94 88 16 00
Muscade – Tel 04 94 74 08 45
Restaurant Aricot – Tel 04 94 74 10 33
Restaurant du Theatre – Tel 04 94 88 04 16
Le Buffet de Quentin – Tel 04 94 32 78 81
La Kima Plage (Beach Restaurant) – Tel 04 94 74 50 90
La Plage Doree (Beach Restaurant) – Tel 04 94 29 83 87
La Roche Taillee (Beach Restaurant) – Tel 04 94 29 90 14
L’Endroit – Tel 04 94 32 21 14
Les Saveurs de Suzon – Tel 04 94 34 72 74
Restaurant Toi et Moi – Tel 04 94 88 06 29
Sanary Coquillages – Tel 06 81 93 09 31
La Marine – Tel 04 94 74 10 06
La Churinga – Tel 04 94 74 49 56
Le Dragon d’Or – Tel 04 94 74 03 26
Lou Calou – Tel 04 94 74 50 13
Mas de Pierredon – Tel 04 94 30 94 00
L’Abri Cotier – Tel 04 94 88 16 98
Pizzeria
Chez Mico – Tel 04 94 74 16 73
Chez Robert & Jeannette – Tel 04 94 74 37 00
Les Delices de Bea – Tel 06 63 76 91 55
Chez Ciccio – Tel 04 94 88 26 45
La Trattoria – Tel 04 94 25 53 33
Video Pizza – Tel 04 94 74 28 79
Pizza de la Tour – Tel 04 94 74 56 36
Gil Pizza – Tel 04 94 25 59 23
Cafe / Bar
Au Rendez-vous – Tel 04 94 25 83 75
Bar des Embiez – Tel 04 94 74 13 45
Bar de la Marine – Tel 04 94 74 10 06
Starter – Tel 04 94 74 60 99
Yachting Bar – Tel 04 94 74 11 65
Bar des Sports – Tel 04 94 74 00 41
La Taverne du Soleil – Tel 04 94 74 05 40
Le National – Tel 04 94 74 20 10
Le Ritz – Tel 04 94 74 01 41
Le Rouveau – Tel 04 94 74 08 44
Cafe de Lyon – Tel 04 94 74 00 38
La Gavroche – Tel 04 94 74 58 51
Le Port Issol – Tel 04 94 74 11 23
Mac Sym’s Cafe – Tel 04 94 74 45 34
La Vague Bleue – Tel 04 94 74 36 38
L’Hippocampe – Tel 04 94 26 41 93
L’Omnibar – Tel 04 94 32 05 69
O Mani – Tel 04 94 88 43 94
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La Cadiere , Le Bausset and Le Castellet
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Marseille
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