Happy Easter!
An Easter special pastry from Corsica! We haven’t got to the egg yet.
Controversial food number two – Ossobuco
Following on from foie gras, our Christmas Day lunch continued in a similar vein of controversial yet tasty dishes. Although ossobuco is a Milanese dish, it seems to have been heartily adopted by the French. Unfortunately, the main ingredient is the shank of a veal. The treatment of calves on the continent is quite barbaric …
Controversial food number one – Foie gras
When a guest in Paris for Christmas and enjoying food and drink, it’s pretty easy to come across French delicacies which are the subject of ethical questions. One of the most well-known is foie gras, the specially fattened liver of force-fed ducks and geese. The practice does sound horrendous and yet offered the jar of …
Shucking oysters!
In France, with good company, we prepare for the evening’s celebrations opening oysters. Though chilly out, there’s a lot of satisfaction in cracking open oysters and, of course, you get to enjoy the odd sample. A protective glove is needed to avoid any accidents from the knife slipping and it needs to be done outside …
La Petite Maison de Cucuron
A treat from my family for my 40th birthday – 10 courses with matching wine degustation (this means a different wine for every course), over a sunny summer’s afternoon at the Michelin-starred restaurant in Cucuron in the Luberon, France. My favourite lunch ever!!! I’ll work on translating the menu and describing the food soon.