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June 6, 2010
Rome, Again
Today, I've had gelato for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And as I write this, it's only 3pm in the afternoon.
It all started on this bright Sunday morning, when I made the onerous hike up to Prati, to Fatamorgana for their daring, wildly-flavored gelati. If you weren't looking for the place, you'd probably keep going. But being the trooper that I am, in the blazing heat, I pushed past the crowds at the Vatican and trudged upwards toward my goal.
To say the walk was worth it...
June 3, 2010
Rome Booksigning & Get-Together
If you're in Rome, your welcome to come by and say, and enjoy a glass of wine and a few treats, at a book event and meet-up on Saturday, June 5th.
From 6 to 8pm I'll be in the courtyard of the Palazzo Santa Croce, vicolo De' Catinari, 3 (map) and if you'd like to get a copy of my latest book, Ready for Dessert, they'll have copies on hand for signing.
The event is hosted courtesy of my friends at Context Travel, and Domenico and Elizabeth Helman Minchilli.
Ciao...!
Rome Booksigning & Get-Together-This Saturday!
If you're in Rome, your welcome to come by and say, and enjoy a glass of wine and a few treats, at a book event and meet-up on Saturday, June 5th.
From 6 to 8pm I'll be in the courtyard of the Palazzo Santa Croce, vicolo De' Catinari, 3 (map) and if you'd like to get a copy of my latest book, Ready for Dessert, they'll have copies on hand for signing.
The event is hosted courtesy of my friends at Context Travel, and Domenico and Elizabeth Helman Minchilli.
Ciao...!
(You...
May 31, 2010
Mint Chip Ice Cream
One of my favorite summertime memories was having mint chip ice cream back when I grew up in New England, which we ate outside and had ordered from a window at our local dairy. Even though the ice cream was freshly made, they made sure it bright-bright-green, so we knew we were eating mint, I guess.
I remember a few years later, after the dairy closed, when we bought a tub of Breyers "all-natural" ice cream at the supermarket and I lifted the lid off the tub of mint chip ice cream
May 29, 2010
Milk from Here
There is an interesting emergence of things that are 'green' or écologique, in Paris. Words like commerce, responsable, équitable, éthique, durable and solidaire are being seen on more and more products in supermarkets, and even on some restaurant menus these days. Paris has two popular organic markets and discount grocery stores are now offering products like bio (organic) crème fraîche, butter, and pasta. And the city even has an official to preside over sustainable development and...
May 25, 2010
French Tomato Tart
This week I saw the first promise of tomato season. A few brightly colored cherry specimens were brought home from the local market, as well as the more standard varieties. I was down in Gascony visiting my friend Kate Hill, and her photographer friend Tim Clinch was there preparing to lead a photography workshop. Looking for something tempting and colorful, tomatoes seemed the obvious choice as willing subjects.
In addition to the profusion of flowers plucked from the lush garden ...
May 24, 2010
The Lot
I'm sitting in a charming trailer, my makeshift room for a few days, alongside a serene canal surrounded by chickens and a few baby lambs roaming around here and there. So yes, I have to watch where I step. But it's here that I'm unwinding after a rather curious weekend of wine tasting, which I'm slowly recovering from. Sure, there was a lot of wine, but as the temperature shot up to 38ºC (100ºF), and many of the events involved standing for a few hours in the blazing French sunshine...
May 19, 2010
Les Crayères
I realized that a little while back I posted some pictures about my visit to Les Crayères, a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Champagne region, about an hour from Paris. But I never wrote about the meal or my experience. Since I've been planning another trip back—hopefully soon, it prompted me to share my lunch, at last.
Perhaps some people coming to Paris want to take a day trip out of the city. Or for those of use who live here, it's a nice break away from the hectic city life and away f...
May 16, 2010
Speculoos à Tartiner
I don't have conclusive proof, but I'm going to say it anyways: the cashiers at my local Monoprix are perhaps the least pleasant people in all of France. I once needed to use their photo machine for some documents, which required a €5 note. So after waiting in two lines, asking two different cashiers to change a €20, they both refused. So I went downstairs to the supermarket and bought some groceries, which totaled something like €9.68.
When the cashier handed me back a €10, I politely ...
May 14, 2010
WHSmith Paris Book Event: May 19th
This coming week, I'll be doing a book signing for my new book, Ready for Dessert, at the WHSmith bookstore in Paris. The event will start at 7pm and promises to be as fun as last year's event. Although I won't be reading wacky messages this time around, because I'm all out.
(But the weekend isn't over yet...so there's still time.)
If you're in town and would like to attend. But please RSVP so they know how many absinthe jello shots* to prepare.
Would love to see you all there!
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