In the Parisian Kitchen
Many years ago, when I first fell in love with Paris, I stayed in hotels and suffered through agonizingly mediocre …
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Pilgrimages, or, “Life is Too Big to Walk it Alone”: “The Way” by Sheen and Estevez*
Arriving at your destination is not actually the goal, but rather the journey itself – a metaphor for life obviously, …
Knock and Enter: A Gallery of Parisian Door Knockers
Lavender, France’s Balm for the Soul
The lavender lingers on my sloping hillside, autumn rain running in rivulets between the dying leaves. At summer’s peak, the …
Michel de Montaigne: “Literally” an Ancestor?
Great article by Sarah Bakewell, on Paris Review site from November 2010: What Bloggers Owe [Michel de] Montaigne Don’t forget …
Belleville, Paris, France: II
Belleville, Paris, France: I
Belleville, the site of my upcoming study in France, filled with other worlds and other tongues, other ways and other …
Modernist Cuisine: French-Influenced, Of Course (Hint: “Cuisine”)
Culinary History Has To Be Analyzed Like Art History ~~ Nathan Myhrvold “Modernist Cuisine is a six-volume, 2,438-page set that is destined to …
The Joy of France: Open-Air Markets II
The Joy of France: Open-Air Markets I
Markets in France reflect a long tradition of local foods, now sadly giving way to supermarkets like Franprix, Monoprix, and …
