534441 Tue Jul 01 09:00:22 -0700 2008 3 49 France 0 3829662 I am driving down from Paris to Lyon on 16 July. I would like to try the Côte St. Jacques but am hesitant to stop at a top restaurant as I am worried that the end result might not live up to the price. Has anyone been there lately? Any finds to report close to that stretch of l'Autoroute du Soleil? Tue Jul 01 09:00:24 -0700 2008 120227 r.higgins 1 3832215 Haven't been to Joigny in a long time but was never that into it. Did go to Saulieu quite a lot, including lately -- see detailed report and pictures here: http://www.julotlespinceaux.com/2008/02/bernard-loiseau.html It's not the best restaurant in the world anymore, but it's still the best in Burgundy to my taste, and a unique place. Also, notwithstanding widely diverging opinions, the other place I'll always want to stop on that trip is at the end of it: Paul Bocuse. Wed Jul 02 03:24:20 -0700 2008 3829662 96547 souphie 2 3984090 Many thanks to you and Chef June. In the end I drove all the way down to Chatillon sur Chalaronne and had dinner at the more modest St. Lazare in L'Abergement Clementiat. Stayed overnight at Le Clos de la Tour in C sur C. Very nice both of them. Mon Aug 25 04:23:40 -0700 2008 3832215 120227 r.higgins 1 3832892 I haven't been to Cote St. Jacques in quite a while, either, but I have had really great experiences there, as have the friends and family I've referred... I also like Hostellerie des Clos, in Chablis, both for the restaurant (imho, Vignaud is underrated) and the hotel. Wed Jul 02 08:46:17 -0700 2008 3829662 52499 ChefJune