Hello dear reader! Remember when I made those Barquettes au Chocolat and I named the post “Round 1”? And they looked and tasted great but weren’t quite the right shape? (you have to look closely but once you do, you’ll see my “barquettes” are oval and not “boat-shaped”) Well, I managed to get my hands … Read more
Need an excuse to eat crêpes today? Well here you go – it’s La Chandeleur in France! What is La Chandeleur? You might have thought the French eat crêpes on Mardi Gras, (Shrove Tuesday, what we call Pancake Tuesday) the day before Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of Lent. In fact, in France, crêpes … Read more
When I lived in Paris in the late 1990s, I was *really* into entertaining. I regularly hosted groups of 4-6 friends for dinner. Sound fancy, huh? Well here are a few more facts for you to consider about those statements: For 4 of the 5+ years I lived in Paris, my apartment was 18m2 (just … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. I’m a sucker for books about expat life in Paris. Right from the synopsis, I knew there would be a lot of “Paris: A Life Less Ordinary (a memoir)” I would relate to… Paris is a dream … Read more
Sometimes the Internet is a magical place. Recently I was contacted by someone out of the blue – this actually happens quite often, thanks to social media making it easy to get in touch with pretty much anyone – but this time, it was from someone with whom I have a lot in common! We … Read more
“A visual exploration of the Paris dining scene, with stories, guides, and recommendations from everyday patrons and famous aficionados alike”. This is how John Donohue’s latest book was described in an email from the publisher – how could I NOT want a review copy? From the publisher: Paris is a city like no other, beloved … Read more