If you google “restaurants in Bordeaux” this would be one of the firsts to show up. For good reason. “La Tupina” means cauldron or pot in Basque. Being the emblem of the restaurant, it sits imposingly in the fireplace. It boasts of regional cuisine — all the way from 1985 when no one used the term “farm to table”, the amazing people of La Tupina have been practicing it.
These were the appetizers that Dave and me had.
Soft boiled egg with caviarFoie gras terrine — if you’re not having foie gras, are you even in France???
These were our amazing entrees.
Beef Filet – can anybody guess whose entree this is?Fries cooked in goose fat! This was my favorite. Absolutely delicious !!! Whoever thought of deep frying carbs in animal fat deserves the Nobel Prize for World Peace. This dish is nirvana. Roasted Octopus with Shellfish and Seasonal Vegetables
And because this wine (and food) tour promised the best gastronomic experience, there’s got to be dessert.
Red Berries Sorbet with Vieux Garcon HamCanele and Ice Cream – if I haven’t discussed my new love for this little pastry, I am actually looking up flights just so I can go back to Bordeaux and have more of this.
Lest we forget, this is a WINE Tour, we have the BOOZE!
