The "A Few Favorite Meals While On Vacation" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Eating our first meal while on vacation at a restaurant known as "Le Piment" which according to Microsoft Translator means Chili Pepper in English.  It is our "go to" restaurant every time we travel to the Caribbean island known as St. Martin/Sint Maarten.  Our first evening on the island  sees us visiting with Crystal who is part owner with Sylvan at Le Piment which is located in Orient Village on the French side of the island.  When they see us arriving, they know exactly what we will be ordering, since it has been the same meal for the past 10 years or more.  Their fantastic prosciutto salad with an order of lasagna is more than enough to fill our travel weary stomachs.   Meals for Carol and I while on vacation are a real adventure for the two of us.  The nearby town of Grand Case, also on the French side of the island, is known as "The Gourmet Capital of the Caribbean" and all of the  restaurants located on either side of the road that parallels the Grand Case harbor have some of the most unique items on their menus.   For Carol and myself, we enjoy Grand Case, but find it easier to access the French restaurants that are only a few blocks from our villa in Orient Village.  This past vacation had us eating at many of the restaurants within walking distance as well as a few that were within a mile or less drive of our villa.  Follow along with my photographs as I show you some of the menu items we enjoyed at the variety of restaurants close to our villa.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

L'Atelier Restaurant in Orient Village.  A new experience for us this year.  Click to enlarge.

Their menu...in Euros

Carol's meal was local Mahi filet on fresh spinach. 

My meal was home made grounded beef steak.

Our waiter snapped a photo as we began our meal.

A nearby favorite in another part of Orient Village is La Plantation Restaurant.

We both had BBC drinks that looked amazing.

Carol had salmon with clams on risotto.

My meal was spinach stuffed ravioli in butter sauce.

The exterior of Le Piment in Orient Village.

I had the cheese ravioli in mushroom sauce.

Beef Stew with salad and fried potatoes with garlic

I also had the creme brulee for dessert.

Another evening Carol had the salmon with goat cheese and honey with scalloped potatoes and salad.

With every meal at Le Piment we are given a shot of MaDouDou Banana Vanilla rum at the end of the meal.  Carol finds it hard to drink most of it so I have to finish her shot for her.