Food, cooking, and travel
I learned about coffee from my mother. I had my first cup of coffee from my grandmother, who invariably used Instant Maxwell House before lunch and Sanka after lunch, with half milk and four sugars. Completely suitable for a seven-year old. Her daughter, though, had …
The title of today’s post is a little ironic. We’re back in Philadelphia and for our first meal after coming home, I prepared a roasted dorade (sea bream) accompanied by corn on the cob, coleslaw, and a green salad for desert. As my true love …
The more I visit Paris, the more confused I get by the many names with which Parisians label their restaurants. I’m hoping someone who speaks fluent French and has some serious experience with eating out in Paris can help out here, but I’ve compiled a …
I can speak and read a little French, enough to get by in most situations. I still rely, though, on my iPhone Google translate app from time to time, especially for quick vocabulary help. From time to time, though, I’m reminded of the dangers of …
There is a commonly held view that French cooking is fancy. Images of court banquets at Versailles, Marie Antionette’s recommendations to eat cake, famous chefs like Escoffier and Paul Bocuse, and three star Michelin restaurants create a convention that French food is dependent upon exquisite …
I haven’t written about food in a while and I promise I will but I have another diversion first. On Tuesday I talked about our visit to the Jardin D’Acclimatation, which was at one time one of three zoos in Paris. It was established to …
We’re calling it an early evening tonight. It’s been very hot the last couple of days and this just seemed like a good day for salads on the balcony. Before going there, though, I’ve got something of a rant. On Monday when we went to …
We’re in Paris again for our annual summer holiday. We’ve been coming here for several years, long enough to have built up a routine that is probably a little out of the ordinary. We stay at the Citadines in the 14th arrondisement (district) in the southern part …
One of the highlights of our trip to Rome was the Campo di Fiori but I have to say those of us from Philadelphia are more than blessed with markets. It’s one of the many things that makes Philly great! There are two notable markets here …
I love markets. One of the things my true love and I always try to find time for when we travel is visiting markets, although on the face of it, it doesn’t make a lot of sense. Except for those times when we stay in …