France

THREE RESTAURANTS IN BURGUNDY, FRANCE

AUX BERGES de THIL, Thil-sur-Arroux, Burgundy This is the co-owner, co-hostess, partner of the chef. It is a mom-and-pop restaurant (though they don’t have any children) which supports local farmers by serving their products. The chef trained in London and they both get along well in English. The food was inventive and served proudly. AContinue reading “THREE RESTAURANTS IN BURGUNDY, FRANCE”

BE A BETTER COOK — LEARN FROM RESTAURANTS

My mother was a riot in the kitchen. She’d look at a recipe (usually in the New York Times Food section) and say, “I can’t make this tonight because I don’t have any parsley.” “Mom,” I remonstrated, “you don’t need parsley. You can use cilantro or just omit it.” But no. I, on the otherContinue reading “BE A BETTER COOK — LEARN FROM RESTAURANTS”

Scenes from France

Living in France was lovely, at least for ten days. I spoke French, ate and shopped French, and drove French. We ate foie gras, elaborate desserts, fried foods, butter, fragrant cheese; for breakfast we had croissants, and the occasional pastry. And we each lost two pounds. Terry says, “You know that book, WhyContinue reading “Scenes from France”