Henri Gervex (1852-1929) painted this 'Evening at the Pre-Catelan' in 1909 and for his contemporaries it was easy to recognize known society figures standing outside and sitting inside this well known restaurant in the Bois de Boulogne near Paris.
Here le Marquis de Dion and friend, for example, are finishing a nice meal. Not much has changed because Le Pre-Catelan restaurant still exist in the same peaceful bucolic setting. Reservations and plenty of time for a festive lunch or supper are recommended.
This time we were too early to see the guests and we took a promenade in the park close by to work up an appetite while admiring the daffodils.
