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Tag Archives: restaurants
Ladies who lunch..Chez Papa..
Uncovering treasure is not an accurate science. I say this with an authority that I do not possess, as treasure and I are rarely, if ever, seen together or even spoken of in the same breath. The same can be … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Baking, Bistro, Choc ice, Chocolate, Coffee, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, desserts, Digital photography, Drinks, Excellence, Expectation, family, financiers, fireplace, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, friendship, harmony, Humour, Kitchens, Noa grape, perfect day, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Uncategorized, Vines, Vineyard, Wine, Writing
Tagged boudin, clear thinking, cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, french countryside, Grillades, Humour, Je mange bien tous les jours, La bonne table, Ladies who lunch, landscapes, loire wine, mastering the art of french cooking, modest beauty, Muscadet, nature, Pays de Loire, restaurants, Restored, Sarments, Saumur Champigny, Seven Dwarves, sweet pastry, travel, Vine cuttings, Wine, writing
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A Coeurless Mudgeon….
It may not surprise you to know that my view of Valentine’s day is dim. At boarding school I dreaded the distribution of the post on that day, fully aware that those who did not receive a card would be … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Celebration, Digital photography, Food and Photography, Food photographer, harmony, Humour, Illusion, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Reality, ToysRUs, Uncategorized, Valentines Day, Writing
Tagged Celebration, clear thinking, Cornerstone, Democracy, digital photography, Dissimulation, Faith, food, food photographers, Humour, Religion, restaurants, Tears before bedtime, ToysRUs, Valentines, writing
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Dutch Rare Bit….
Gouda is not a cheese to conjure with. The famous red wax covered, ball of blandness is cleverly produced to have no apparent flavour, which makes it impossible to dislike for its taste, as it has none. Its form renders … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Cheddar, Cheese, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Gouda, Kitchens, MSG, Oude Goudse Kaas, Passion, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Shopping, Umami, Uncategorized, Wine, Writing
Tagged Cheese, cocktail sticks, curds and whey, dark bread, delicious confection, digital photography, english cheddar, food, food photographers, France, Humour, MSG, Photography, Photography course, restaurants, sip of wine, Umami, writing
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Je mange bien tous les jours….the story of book
I once bought a book at a butchers. It was a very wonderful butchers’ shop called Randall & Aubin which has now become an equally wonderful fish restaurant called Randall & Aubin, and is to be found in Brewer St. … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Baking, cake, Chocolate, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Herbs and Spices, Humour, Laurence Mery-Clark, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Randall & Aubin, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged arts, baking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Elizabeth David, Film Editors, food, food photographers, France, Humour, italian delis, mastering the art of french cooking, Photography course, Principles, Randall & Aubin, restaurants, social networking, Soho, writing
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Keeping my pair warm in a cold spell…
I found myself in the position of Algernon Moncrieff’s manservant, Lane, this morning. There were no Passe Crassane pears to be had in the shops. “No Passe Crassane at all, Lane? “. “None, Sir. Not even for ready money”. I … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Baking, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, desserts, Elizabeth David, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Membrillo, Pears, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Quince, Writing
Tagged baking, cake, cooking, Dessert, food, food photographers, France, Humour, La Bourdaine, mastering the art of french cooking, Passe Crassane, Pears, photographic media, Photography, quince, restaurants, simple logic, sweet pastry, writing
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Of cabbages and coings….
The quinces had been sitting around for too long. They were a gift, and although not equine, I felt that I should not be looking at them in the mouth. Is it only mad people who write proverbs? Many a … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Art photography, Cheese, Cooking, Digital photography, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fruit, Humour, Manchego, Mediterranean food, Membrillo, Moro Restaurant and Cookbook, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Quince, Recipes, Retsina, Sam & Sam Clark, Spain, Spanish cookery, Still life, Tome de Montagne, Wine, Writing
Tagged courtesans, marquis de sade, muckle, restaurants
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Fast food……if you like fasting.
The peace and quiet of solitude is a great pleasure when it is chosen rather than imposed. Rain drops tapping on the window and the hum of the computer keep the silence at bay whilst ginger bread has done the … Continue reading


