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Storming the Bastille, Just NOT during MY Dinner!
“I have lived all my life in the name of good taste. Now I am to die by the hands of people with bad taste.” – Madame du Barry On 14 July, as they do every year, millions of French men and...
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Tarte Tatin: Memories of My Maman
Tarte Tatin has been popular worldwide since its birth at Jean Tatin hotel since its creation in the late 1800’s. Jean Tatin opened his hotel (l’Hotel Tatin) in the 1800’s. In 1888 his two...
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Si Bon: Quite Possibly the BEST Waffles on the Planet!
Last night, Lisa and I had the great pleasure of dining at Belgian restaurant Si Bon, a lovely simple eatery created by Edith and Philippe Caupain. Philippe was opening Si Bon at the same time we were...
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California Dreamin’ in a VW Bus
Three more days of work than I am off for two weeks of camping with my beautiful wife Lisa, Beaumont and doggy Lucy. Two solid weeks of great meals in the hinterlands along the ocean and high in the...
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Sunday Family Day Part Deux, Apples, Pear Tart and Hard Cider
“It was definitely a Sunday tart, gazed at with admiration and eaten with relish on those Sunday noons, with the narrow street outside on the same level as the room and the sky purplish-blue when the...
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Why Small Farms are Important: Support National Eat Local Food Day September...
“The joy of living, I say, was summed up for me in the remembered sensation of that burning and aromatic swallow, that mixture of milk and coffee and bread by which men hold communion with tranquil...
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Friday Night Specials at Figue, A Photographic Journey
Squid Ink Chitarra Pasta with Uni $18 chilled hand rolled Chitarra Pasta with fresh Dungeness Crab Sea Urchins and Zucchini Blossom Pesto Diver Scallop, Piquillo Pepper Granite and Lime Crudo $16...
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Sunday Family Day: Tibetan Dumplings: Who’s Your Momo?
We shared the richest and fullest family day to date. The day started early as it always does when you have a precocious two and a half year set on proving his place in the family structure. I just...
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WHOOSH! and they are GONE!
“Get Up. Beau needs food for school” Those were the exact words that shook me from a deep, heavenly dream of walking through the Sunday market in l’Isle sur la Sorgue with a rustic baguette from the...
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Diavola: Maybe the best restaurant in the World?
Dino Bugica has something incredibly and edibly special going on in Geyserville, California. Dino is the Chef owner of Diavola, one of my favorite places to eat in the world. What I like most is...
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