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1 rue des Trois-Maries
69005 Lyon
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Gallery

The house, in pictures

From rue des Trois-Maries to the kitchen range: the house as it lives, one September day. 37 plates, 5 chapters.

I

The street

At 1 rue des Trois-Maries, a few steps from place de la Baleine.

The front of Aux Trois Maries, its burgundy awning and terrace on the cobbles — Pl. 01The front, rue des Trois-Maries.

The golden-stone façade and its flowered windows, above the sign — Pl. 02Golden stone, flowers at the windows.

The restaurant entrance, its red woodwork, flowers and slate boards — Pl. 03The entrance and its slate boards.

A table laid in front of the open door, the pendant lights on inside — Pl. 04The door open onto the dining room.

The terrace running along the façade, tables laid — Pl. 05The terrace, before service.

II

The dining rooms

The chequered ground floor, the parquet and mouldings upstairs.

The ground-floor room: chequered floor, burgundy banquette, stone wall and slate boards — Pl. 06The ground floor, chequered floor and banquette.

From the dining room, the door open onto the cobbled street, beneath the glass pendant lights — Pl. 07From the room, the street.

The red door ajar on a laid table and the chequered floor — Pl. 08The red door.

A white-linen table on the chequered floor, by the window — Pl. 09A table by the window.

The coloured-glass pendant lights, switched on — Pl. 10The pendant lights.

A bentwood bistro chair on the herringbone parquet upstairs — Pl. 11Bistro chair, herringbone parquet.

The upstairs room: mouldings, gilt mirror and laid tables — Pl. 12Upstairs, mouldings and mirror.

The “Aux Trois Maries” painting above the fireplace, upstairs — Pl. 13The Trois Maries painting.

III

In the kitchen

At the range, over a high flame: where the Lyon classics are made.

A pan over the flame of the range, among the saucepans — Pl. 14The range.

The red and brass range — Pl. 15Red and brass.

Saucepans on the range, side dishes on the go — Pl. 16The sides.

A hand turning golden pieces in the pan with tongs — Pl. 17With the tongs.

Lardons seared over a high flame in a black pan — Pl. 18Lardons, over a high flame.

Vigneronne sauce ladled over the hot sausage and its mashed potatoes — Pl. 19Hot sausage, Vigneronne sauce.

Two Lyonnaise salads held at the pass, ready to go out — Pl. 20At the pass.

A Lyonnaise salad with poached egg and snails in parsley butter — Pl. 21Lyonnaise salad and snails.

IV

At the table

The autumn menu, served on white linen.

A laid table seen from above: several dishes from the menu and a glass of red wine — Pl. 22A table, seen from above.

Black pudding tarte Tatin on an antique plate, chive beurre blanc — Pl. 23Black pudding tarte Tatin, beurre blanc.

The stew of the moment served by the window, glasses of red and white — Pl. 24The stew of the moment, by the window.

Puffed pike quenelle in its oval dish, pilau rice — Pl. 25Pike quenelle, lobster sauce.

Gratinée lyonnaise in its bowl, on a doily — Pl. 26Gratinée lyonnaise.

Herbed cervelle de canut and toasted bread — Pl. 27Cervelle de canut.

Confit beef cheek on mashed potatoes, red onions and fresh herbs — Pl. 28Confit beef cheek, mashed potatoes.

Pink praline tartlet and whipped cream, on a dark wooden table — Pl. 29Pink praline tartlet.

V

Service

A glass, a plate, a table being laid: life in the house.

The terrace full under the parasols, in front of the restaurant — Pl. 30The terrace, in full swing.

Seen from above, a couple at a terrace table on the cobbles — Pl. 31On the terrace, from above.

A coffee, a half-eaten tartlet and a cervelle de canut, at the end of the meal — Pl. 32Coffee, at the end of the meal.

Hands digging into a gratinée lyonnaise — Pl. 33Digging into the gratinée.

Hands cutting the beef cheek, a glass of white beside it — Pl. 34Knife and fork.

A hand setting down a plate of cervelle de canut — Pl. 35Service.

A glass of red and a glass of white brought on a tray — Pl. 36A red, a white.

A hand straightening a burgundy napkin on the white tablecloth — Pl. 37Laying the table.

End of the gallery

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