• Tuesday 15-Sep-2026

• several days before for make ahead items
• day before for fresh items

• Vin Rosé Corse NB: serve more chilled than the cave à vin, i.e., 10C or 11C
• Vin Rouge – Syrah NB: seems to be a favorite of Helmut
• Vin blanc – Sancerre; as plan B

• Champagne - ?
  
• Drapier - zero dossage only for special guests

• Eau plate
• Eau gazeuses

• Pastis, Henri Bardouin
• Whiskey, Monkey Shoulder
• Digestifs - search cave 4B Dubou

• Café serré
  • To offer; ask but likely no takers. Prepare all cups, spoons, sugar: plan B.
• Café décaféiné
• Green tea with mint
• Earl Grey

• Cucumber with Chèvre Frais and Salmon fumé tartiné
• 1 English cucumber
• 100 g chèvre frais softened at room temperature
• Mixed Seasoning (make your own)
• 1 tablespoon fresh herbs, chopped
• 100 g smoked salmon thinly sliced

• Champignons farcies Roquefort
• small, bite-sized champignons de Paris
• Persil
• Fromage blanc nature 100g
• Fromage bleu, 100g or less

• gougères as Plan B; can be purchased frozen. NB: must be heated so only choose one or two items to be heated. More so for colder months.

• Comté
• Chèvre frais
• Pecorino cheese

• Jambon Cru, either Proscuto di Parma ham or Serrano, Spanish ham / pata Negra ham
• Saucisson sec (Supermarket is OK)

Italien deli

• L'Italien Épicerie rue de France, Nice (closed on Sunday & Monday)
• Casa Nespolo
• Fatti Cosi Épicerie Italienne

• bâtonnets de légume
  • carrots
  • celery

• houmous (supermarket is OK)
• tapenade noir
• green olive mini-salad - Mediterranean olive salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. These mini versions are designed for easy serving at dinner parties or as a light snack, often combining olives with fresh herbs, onions, tomatoes, and a tangy vinaigrette or lemon-olive oil dressing.

• Figues fraîches in season
• Apricots: fresh (preferred in season) or dried
• Jam, fresh home made style (perhaps berry jam to contrast with the fresh fruit)

• Pois Chiche grillé Amazon: cheap and plentiful.
• Small crackers

La Niçoise

• Grissini
• Baguette de campagne (gourmandise à la Boulangerie Niçoise
• Pain noir; pavé

• Tiramisu Io & Te local Italian pizzeria with killer tiramisu €10 one person tiramisu order enough for three adults
• Macarons LAC; Pâtisserie LAC, Nice

Ambiance perhaps in the dining room with candles