Cheltenham: flat front

Last weekend was the first time I had ever been to Cheltenham and was naturally struck by the number of elegant buildings in the town.

A glimpse of Cheltenham, Michel Roux's potato pie and a Sud Ouest Vin de France

 Pittville School, Cheltenham  – taken with the wrong 

white balance but produces quite a dramatic result

Staying with friends in Cheltenham, which is our first ever visit to the town. Dinner last night included a wonderfully good potato pie using a recipe from Michel Roux  – see below. With the cheese we enjoyed a very good, delicately honeyed sweet Vin de France, which had good refreshing acidity in the finish from Claudine Labenne – Jean de Montréjeau in Armagnac (see below).     

 

Cheltenham evening skies – looking towards the Pump Room

 

 Michel Roux's pototo pie 

Michel Roux's potato pie recipe 

Le Velay – an excellent cows' milk cheese
from GAEC des Prunelles Chabalier
43420 Saint-Etienne-du-Vigan

 Label for a fine, delicately sweet Vin de France 

from Claudine Labenne – Jean de Montréjeau,

Balarin, 32250 Montréal de Gers