For French Cooks Who …
have everything – or nearly everything – in their batterie de cuisine. A Turbotière, for cooking, well, turbots. Available, the pan, …
Tag Archives: French Cooking
L’Armagnac Vieux of the Tour d’Argent (and More)
Beauty comes in many guises. Appropriately for a restaurant in full view of Notre Dame and its mythical hunchback, the …
The Turtle Wins, Not the Rabbit
Leisurely Sunday lunches provide only one example of the difference between French and American ways of approaching life. Although many …
Chocolate Chaud / Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate in Paris is like nothing else.
The Perils of Paris, or, How to Use a French Washing Machine and Live to Tell the Tale
The French do food well. Scenery, too. History? Bien sûr! Washing machines? Mais non! Frankly, when it comes to household …
In the Parisian Kitchen
Many years ago, when I first fell in love with Paris, I stayed in hotels and suffered through agonizingly mediocre …
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 …
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 …
