Fabulous French feasting during the holidays is an almost impossible marathon for even a foodie such as me! Too much, too delicious and too rich! Christmas Eve feasts are just the beginning, with a second even more elaborate at New Years. Then comes the onslaught in January of Galettes des Rois, irresistible buttery confections …
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My trip to Nantes was unplanned and frankly not one I would have chosen for myself. This is not a bias against Nantes, which has its merits, like an adorable chateau, but I was more interested in the Atlantic coast! Aimée, my daughter had a chance to go on a “formation” paid by her hospital, …
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I had never attended the Taste of Paris before, but thanks to very kind and generous friends who insisted on treating me and my daughter Aimée to this wonderful event, I went last Sunday at the gorgeous Grand Palais. It doesn’t take much to tempt me to go to any food related event in Paris, …
Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean has absolutely fabulous seafood, cannoli, theatrical food market and friendly people, including a cute basset hound! Wherever I go, the foods of the area are a large part of my enjoyment. It is just the way I am wired, and for me seeking out marvelous culinary treats is just …
January has had the most bone chilling bitter cold that I can remember since living in Paris. With a knee injury, I have not been sailing around this gorgeous city like I am use to. Having already missed an important march Saturday, I was determined to get up to Montmartre for the scallop festival and …
My first passion is being a therapist, which has always brought me much fulfillment and joy in helping others, but my other passion is gastronomy and cooking! To those of you who know me or my regular readers, this is no surprise, given the culinary and wine posts sprinkled throughout. There is a sort of …
With close to a 1000 vintners offering their wines to taste and for sale, the sheer size alone is so staggering as to be unbelievable! Mon Dieu! Surviving means tasting but not drinking! However beautiful a wine is, you can not swallow it if you want to be able to taste other wines you are …
Here I am again, in the middle of beautiful wines, that I can’t drink! I have to go armed with much restraint and discipline if I am going to get though my long list of wines that I want to taste at the spring Salon des Vignerons Independants. Tasting and drinking are two different things! …
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École Ferrandi de La Gastronomie Francaise puts out some of the most gifted and famous chefs here in France and throughout the world. Known as the Harvard of culinary schools, the name Ferrandi is well known and respected within the inner circle of restaurateurs worldwide. I have a special connection to Ferrandi, for it …
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With all the baking and pastry making I have been doing these past several weeks, I ended up accumulating quite a large amount of egg whites. The first thing that comes to me, in so far as to what to do with all these unused egg whites is to make dacquoise! Dacquoise is a french …
Suddenly it hit me without warning. My filet knife was carving out the last filets of the sole I had bought for New Years eve dinner, when I suddenly felt very light-headed, weak, and slightly queasy of stomach. Since I had not eaten much at lunch, only a few nibbles here and there, I knew …
Too much of too much can be a good thing now and then! If the ultimate wine show wasn’t enough to take me on full blast, then comes the Saveur’s ultimate gourmet food show. Neck to neck weekends with these two monumental dazzlers is a guarantee to be either enthralled, broke or both! …