That Personal Touch
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The displays at Restaurant Le Balico in Menton are as pretty to look at as the food is good. Anne-Marie, who owns the restaurant, with her husband Franck, finds old paintings like this, arranges fruit and vegetables in a bowl, a tall vase of gladioli, a bottle of Fernet Branca alongside et voila! On some of the tables, you'll find a book on a stand - perhaps about a French movie star or gardens of the Riviera. All little touches that make Le Balico my favourite Menton restaurant.
Note: Unfortunately Le Balico has been sold and is under new management.
belle photo, cela donne un coté vintage.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful, and your photo has the lovely red peppers I love, and the peaches I adore!!
ReplyDeleteYou've composed this beautifully. I love that we see only the stalks of the glads. Your soft color palette is also wonderful in this shot! Perfect, Jilly.
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely touches. Makes for a good all round eating experience.
ReplyDeleteVery moving photo, Jilly. The colourised-style artwork sets a lovely tone.
ReplyDeleteThat's just beautifully composed and colored, a vision of a sweet and happy life (the south of France being an ideal location for that). Anyway, hi from Delhi. On to Kathmandu today. Internet access there to be determined.
ReplyDeleteOh Jilly even if they guessed the perfect composition you, and only you could do it, guessed perfect light !
ReplyDeleteI detect a bar-fly might be emerging! Nice on, J.
ReplyDeleteOh, nice composition. The painting, is that in the likeness Edith Piaf?
ReplyDeleteYou're right Jilly, there's something particularly talented about this composition. I do the same at home and it's always something I enjoy.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful composition. ...the picture and vegies as well as the photo!
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