Un rendez-vous sur l'île de Sanibel
The evening we’d been waiting for had finally arrived. Our two worlds were about to merge. We climbed into the Odyssey and off we went, to the “soft opening” of an elegant French restaurant on Sanibel. When we arrived, we were very warmly greeted by Chef Christian Vivet and his wife and partner, Mari. Lamb chops Christian is a native Parisian who came to Florida to be a chef, many years ago, in the restaurant called Jean-Paul’s French Corner on Sanibel. Jean-Paul’s place delighted Sanibelians and its visitors for years, but finally closed. Then we had no French restaurant on Sanibel. Christian and Mari went into the catering business in south Fort Myers. Then they changed their business into Blue Windows, a lovely little French bistro. It was a 30 to 40 minute drive from where we live on Sanibel, depending on traffic. In peak season, the drive could take much longer. For many years now, most of our French dining ...