Looking at the photos I’d taken over the past week during my Paris Chocolate Exploration Tour, I noticed something odd…there weren’t too many pictures of chocolate. (Where did it all go?…) I don’t know why, since we seemed to have sampled every chocolate that we possibly could have here in Paris. And although I thought I’d never say this—I think I’ve had enough chocolate for…
Here’s my response to Sam’s query about giving her a peek into my unedited fridge. Since I’ve got plans to dine out all week for lunch and dinner, which means my refrigerator’s never been cleaner or emptier—I’m up to the challenge! Starting from the top (in no particular order): Presure: Liquid rennet from when I made my own cottage cheese. Which was pretty cool to…
I’m in the middle of leading a week-long Paris chocolate tour with Mort Rosenblum. So far, we’ve been enjoying… …the buttery-smooth caramels of Jacques Genin, studded with exotic Iranian pistachio nuts… …fluffy, bittersweet chocolate-covered marshmallows from Pierre Marcolini… …a delicious grande aïoli at Susan Loomis’ country home… …almond-rich, tender financiers from Eric Kayser… …briny oysters and cool rosé at La Coupole… …and Patrick Roger’s luscious…
I am definitely French. Today I went to the bank to deposit 134€ to make a payment. I had 135€. The bank teller told me, “We don’t have any change.” And the funny thing was—this didn’t surprise me. Like, at all. Related Posts Finally French 5 Absolute, Sure-Fire Ways to Get Rich in France WTF French Train Mix Crazy Americans 15 Things I’d Miss About…
Here’s my address book for the most popular and some of my favorite places for ice cream in Paris. I recently published an updated list of ice cream shops in Paris=> Here! In addition to these glaciers, some of the pâtisseries make their own exceptionally-good ice cream which they’ll scoop up from freezers parked on the sidewalks outside during the summer. Some of the best…
In my continuing adventures to bring you some of the more interesting chocolates from around the globe, and get through as much of my chocolate before the meltdown of summer heat attacks my chocolate stash, you might remember a few months back I wrote about a conversation I had when I shocked some unworldly women (who…me?) that asked me which country makes the best chocolate….
I’ve been teaching English to a couple of my friends here, and the other day I tossed in a phrase they’d never heard before: ‘Sit yo ass down.’ After I said it, I realized I’d made a rather important error, so I corrected myself: ‘Sit yo ass down, bitch.’ I also accompanied it with a raised index finger moving side-to-side with my head moving from…
It’s pretty overwhelming visiting a fromagerie. After years of trying as many French cheeses as I could, I’ve settled on a few favorites that I go back to over and over, which include moist, piquant Roquefort de Carles, which I like drizzled with chestnut honey, little rounds of tangy chèvre and ash-covered Selles-sur-Cher, and nutty Comté from the French alps, which if you taste one…
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