Ô Moulin, Carsac-Aillac, France

This was our first lunch in Perigord Noir and it was a good one. Situated in a small town south but near to Sarlat, it is in a beautiful o;d building, sitting atop a stream, and in a medieval town that is lovely to drive through. It is a Michelin Gourmand Bib dwesignation, which in France is a new favorite. The fixed price meals are slightly smaller than a Michelin 1-star place, but very delicious and elegant, a good value. Pictured above is the amuse bouche, one of which had fois gras in it and that was a common theme in many of the menus because it is from the region.

For the starter I had a trout dish, pictured here, and my husband had a poached egg dish--I did not know it before hand, but poached eggs are also a specialty. The mains were delcicious--beef for him and steelhead trout for me, and we had a really nice cheese plate where all the cheeses are made in the Perigord, some of which have walnut in thenm, because that is another specialty. We would definitely return to this restaurant.