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the best legs in Lyon….
The streets of Vieux Lyon take on even more charm when seen through the legs of an unusually good Côte Rôtie. Its goodness is guaranteed as it has been selected and poured by Georges dos Santos, a man who is regarded … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Art photography, Digital photography, Drinks, Excellence, Excess, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, grapes, Humour, lifestyle, Photographic Prints, Photography, Uncategorized, Wine, wine, Writing
Tagged Antic Wine, caviste, clear thinking, Cote Rotie, digital photography, Food photographer, France, Georges dos Santos, Grands Crus, Humour, Lyon, Photography course, red wine, simple logic, social networking, Vieux Lyon, writing
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the miller’s wife’s tale…
The red herring has not been seen on the perambulating hors d’oeuvre trolley since the early days of Mao’s influence, when all things red were de rigueur. And there it is; my fallacy is neatly laid in your path to divert your attention from … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Bistro, Bouchon, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Drinks, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, Fish, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Patricia Wells, Photography, Recipes, smoked herring, smoked herring and potato salad, Uncategorized, wine, Writing
Tagged Bouchon de Lyon, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, hors d'oeuvre, Humour, La Meuniere, Lyon, Pantagruel, patricia wells, Photography, pommes de terre, recipe, Red Herring, red wine, restaurants, Saladier Lyonnais, simple logic, social networking, Summer, writing
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getting into Camus..
I have no compunction in firmly closing a book and returning it to the shelf if I am not enjoying it or, indeed, if I simply do not like it. On one such occasion, when I was very much younger, finding … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, arichoke heart salad, artichokes, Bistro, Bouchon, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Elizabeth David, Foie Gras, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Memory, Olive oil, Photography, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Writing
Tagged Artichaut Camus, Artichoke, Chichester Festival Theatre, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Elizabeth David, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, Je mange bien tous les jours, La Mere Brazier, Lyon, Photography, recipe, restaurants, Shakespeare, social networking, Summer, writing
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Not dropping my knickers whilst shopping….
I like to feel that I eat seasonally but, to be honest, I’m not sure what that means. My knowledge of the arrival and departure dates of fruits and vegetables is, at best, rudimentary and at worst, notional which failing I blame … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Art photography, artichokes, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Elizabeth David, Excellence, Foie Gras, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Good luck, Humour, Luck, Memory, Olive oil, Photographic Prints, Photography, photography course, sea salt, Shopping, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Writing
Tagged Artichokes, clear thinking, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Elizabeth David, food, Food photographer, France, fruits and vegetables, Humour, La Mere Brazier, Lyon, modest beauty, natural beauty, Photography, Photography course, seasonal eating, shopping lists, writing
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Cut glass ….
There is a very great difference between good and bad charcuterie, which is why I try to only buy the first kind. This difference persists in the quality of pleasure enjoyed between thick, clumsy slices and those that are fine … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Art photography, Cooking, Digital photography, Drinks, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Photography, Sausages, Uncategorized, wine, Writing
Tagged Charcuterie, clear thinking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, food photographers, Humour, Lyon, natural beauty, nature, Omar Khayyam, Photography, sharp knife, writing
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A Tale of Two Pies…
It was the very best of pies: it was the very worst of pies.Veal and ham pie, best described as a long raised meat pie with a row of hard boiled eggs running through the middle, is part and parcel of … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Art photography, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Duck, Eggs, Excellence, Foie Gras, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Hard boiled eggs, Humour, Meat, Photography, photography course, Pie, Quail eggs, Truffles, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Boarding School, clear thinking, delicious confection, digital photography, egg white, food, Food photographer, France, Geneva Convention, hard boiled eggs, Humour, Lyon, meat pie, palate, Photography, Photography course, Picnics, red wine, retching, veal ham and egg pie, writing
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Getting a large bone…
My fingers hit the keyboard today whilst I was still chewing on a mouthful of worthiness. Tahini has its place, which place should not be in my mouth as I start to write on the glory of the roasted marrow bone. … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Art photography, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Meat, Photography, photography course, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged bone, delicious confection, digital photography, Fergus Henderson, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, Je mange bien tous les jours, La Meuniere, Le Potager, Les Bouchons de Lyon, Lyon, marrow bones, os a moelle, palate, Photography, Photography course, restaurants, Roast marrow bone, St.John Restaurant, unadorned eating, writing
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I say kinell, you say quenelle[kə.nɛl])…
The skull and cross bones would be an ideal pennant for the carnivorous pike. Several feet of scaly flesh surmounted by a fierce head made monstrous by a mouthful of stilettos gives ample credence to this fanciful title. It will come as … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Cooking, Crayfish, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Excellence, Fish, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Photographic Prints, Photography, photography course, pike, seafood, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Charcuterie Sibilia, Colette Sibilia, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Les Bouchons de Lyon, Les meres de Lyon, Lyon, mastering the art of french cooking, Photography course, Pike, Quenelles, Quenelles de Brochet, recipe, restaurants, sauce nantua, Sibilia, stilettos, tamis, writing
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Glum rock..
I confess that I had been feeling like a hound dog for some days, crying all the time. Not tears of woe but tears of fucking desperation as it had become apparent to me that my new internet server had … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Bistro, Bouchon, Cheese, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Dreams, Eggs, Excellence, Fish, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Memory, Oeufs meurette, Photographic Prints, Photography, photography course, Uncategorized, Wine, Writing
Tagged Bouchons, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, digital photography, dreams, food, Food photographer, France, GUM, Hound dog, Humour, Lyon, Photography course, restaurants, writing
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