Amuse-bouche
29 January 2012, Katonah, NY- North of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains, there's a little restaurant in the town of Val-David that I just love to visit. Usually I go there afer a day of cycling or cross country skiing on the 200km trail known as the P'tit Train du Nord, or perhaps I'll go there after skating at nearby Lac Masson.
As soon as we're seated in the restaurant, our hostess brings each one of us a single bite-sized hors d’œuvre. Known by the French as an "amuse-bouche" (literally translated to "mouth amuser"), this little appetizer is meant to be a tingler for the taste buds, to prepare us for the meal and to offer a glimpse into the chef's approach to cooking.
To get you hungry for more skating, we present a skating amuse-bouche to you. The beautiful footage in the following video is sure to stimulate your appetite for more marathon skating. After you watch the video, sharpen up those skates and pack your gear: February will be a busy month for marathon skating!
- Neal Hundt
Today's skating amuse-bouche: Black ice at Weissensee, Austria (video, 0:1:43, with audio)
