Maison Verte

During the summer Ken and Alison Miller cater wonderful dinners which are usually held at wineries (see previous posts). Last night they put on an "End of Summer Dinner" (oh no it can't be true) at Maison Verte which is not a winery. It is a beautiful old group of buildings in Roujan, a nearby village. Musical workshops are held at Maison Verte, with the lucky participants staying at this beautiful place. It also hosts free concerts put on by the workshop participants or visiting choral groups.

So last nights dinner wasn't part of any workshop it similar was the beautiful location for another Ken and Alison dinner with 85 guests. The weather forecast was for rain - actually thunderstorms - following an incredibly hot and humid couple of days. Luckily the storms didn't materialize and we stayed dry and a bit cooler with a slight breeze during dinner. Our table mates were great fun full of good conversation and many laughs.







Here is Ken plating the first second course which was a delicious pork tamale with a pretty authentic sauce - satisfied my craving for Mexican food.

Places set and ready for guests.

Maison Verte is aptly named as you can see by all the ivy covering the buildings.

The extensived gardens are obviously very old and well established.

A wine bottle sculpture.

Lots of flowering plants/trees and a vegetable garden.