Experience Provencal cuisine in Paris amidst a setting from South of France. Other Information Featured Restaurant la Bastide d'Opio 9 rue Guisarde www.bistrot-opio.com +33 1 43 29 01 84 [email protected] We are on a lovely little road in the 6 arrondissement, Rue Guisarde. And we are going to go to number 9 to la Bastide d'Opio, a lovely Provencal restaurant. Provence, a region in the south of France, is known for its cuisine. It is known to have one of the healthiest cuisines throughout the world. What distinguishes Provencal cuisine from other French cuisine is that it uses olive oil as the main ingredient to prepare the food, unlike other regions that tend to use cream and butter. And we are going to visit the Provencal restaurant, la Bastide d'Opio. "The name of the restaurant, the Bastide d'Opio, comes from the name of the village Opio that is located in Provence. It is in between Nice and Grasse. (Colors) are exactly what you would find on every Provencal house." Provencal cuisine evokes all the different flavors of a lovely, warm, sunny climate. "Many things are cooked in olive oil with the Herbes de Provence and the "sun" vegetables like tomatoes. You have also got herbed bread, lots of basil, the pistou sauce." If you are not sure what to order while you are here, you may want to take a look at the suggestion board. As an appetizer today they are recommending salmon. For the main dish they recommend today a rump steak in a pepper sauce. And the dessert looks really interesting. It is prunes that have been marinated in some type of orange liqueur. "We specialize more so in fish, because it is a Mediterranean style of food with the sea, and the freshest ingredients possible. We serve very little meat, just some lamb and some beef." This is really not an experience you are going to want to rush. In fact, you may want to order an aperitif before you have your food. So, I am going to try Pastis, it is the most famous aperitif perhaps of Provence. Its base is anise and you want to drink it with water as an aperitif. Thank you. Sante. This is Guenol, showing you Paris. Sante.