Birthday and cheese

For Gabby's birthday, she wanted cheese.  Lots and lots of cheese.  As a Frenchwoman this seemed fair.

We decided that we would get her some fondue as the best way of celebrating.  Times in Sydney are changing as there seem to be more and more casual French restaurants opening these days.  It's been amazing seeing the change in Sydney's dining habits over the last few years.  There's an increasing sophistication and willingness to explore which has really helped to increase the variety of offerings available.  Only a few years ago, the only French places that were really ever available would have been the traditional fine dining places.

I bought Gabby a birthday cake from Lorraine's in the Ivy complex.  It was a light and crumbly hazelnut and cream cake that matched the richness of the cheese we had just eaten.

As we left, it started to rain hard.  We started to run for the bus and Maylis decided it was now the perfect time to start singing "La Vie en Rose" at the top of her voice.