I don’t always take advantage of Paris as much as I should, but since my sister has arrived, I’ve been trying a lot more, if only to give her something to do…
Category: Paris et Ma Vie
All things Parisian, and tidbits about my life
Senegalese Chickpeas
“Le thé, ici, on sait toujours quand il commence, jamais quand il se termine.” The image that many people have of France from the outside — and, for that matter, from the…
Salon du Chocolat
This year, my good friend Edna suggested that we visit the Salon du Chocolat, right outside my window at the nearby Porte de Versailles Salon des Expositions. We decided to force the boys…
The Salon des Gourmets
I went to the Salon des Gourmets at Porte de Versailles. It was much smaller than the Salon de l’Agriculture, but that didn’t stop me from making a little dent. I brought the Country Boy this…
Monday Morning
Monday morning. It’s been a month since this route is my morning routine, but I still forget to head towards Mairie d’Issy – just one stop – instead of towards Porte de…
Salon de l’Agriculture: What I Brought Home.
Being at home after an all-day feeding frenzy like the Salon de l’Agriculture is a little bit strange. You’ve sampled a bit of everything: some foie gras, some saucisson, a helluva lot…
Salon de l’Agriculture
I very often find that the things that have very little hype around them are the best of all. Hype tends to ruin things, make them seem less amazing than you thought…
sanglier, gaulois, dol de bretagne
I’m afraid that I may not have been entirely frank with you, friends. You see, as I reread past posts about my life here in France, you get all of the good…
Sorry for the radio silence…
A close friend of mine and the Country Boy’s died suddenly this week, and I’ve been away from cooking and blogging. We’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming soon.
Figs, goat cheese, and my market
Life in Paris doesn’t always look exactly the way that one might expect. I sort of hope that, in writing this blog, I clarify some of the over-romanticized notions of living in…