Category Archives: Vinaigrette

Would Caligula have chosen a plate of leeks whilst watching the Circus Maximus…..

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

The modest beauty of this bundle of tiny leeks puts to rest the concept that big is beautiful.   I needed fresh eggs which entailed some slipping and sliding across icy lanes to reach the farm of Mme Roustand, just … Continue reading →

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The absurdity of loving the artichoke

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

The Camus de Bretagne is thought by many to be as unapproachable as the eponymous author, Albert Camus, whose books, as an intense young art student hungry for “culture”, I devoured as greedily as I now devour the artichokes that … Continue reading →

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