10 Jun, 2009
I must have been 12 or 13 years old the first time I tasted a wild strawberry, picked roadside on a country lane out on Long Island, New York in the late 1970′s. I was visiting for the summer and my Sister and family had/has a small summer cottage there. One day,…
10 Jun, 2009
I was so excited about my Euro4.90 Pate de Foie Gras sandwich from La Grande Epicerie that I forgot to include the other items we had for lunch! First let me say that when we travel (MM&Family) we try to mix up our food experiences, from eating at markets, shopping at delicatessens or…
09 Jun, 2009
The “slam dunk” winner for best value purchase on this recent trip was this amazing foie gras sandwich from the prepared foods section of La Grande Epicerie at Au Bon Marche. A crisp chewy salted roll sliced open. Two HUMONGOUS slices of duck foie gras, a few leaves for color and the…
09 Jun, 2009
This is our favorite food store, hall, emporium, etc. in Paris. A VERYupscale grocery, a wonderful prepared foods delicatessen, an incredible source of fresh fruit, etc. Basically, the motherload of food products and pre-made take-away food items. It is up there with Harrods Food Hall in my opinion. Though Harrods…
08 Jun, 2009
The theme of the majority of flavors at La Maison du Chocolat’s macaron offerings not surprisingly focus on chocolate or some variation of chocolate. I think this was a smart move. With so many delicious macarons in Paris, it would be foolish to go “head-to-head” with other places. Their dark chocolate…
08 Jun, 2009
Still on our first morning in Paris, less than an hour after we had macarons from Fauchon, we turned the corner onto Boulevard Madeleine and like bees returning to their hive by instinct, we found ourselves in front of La Maison du Chocolat. One of several LMdC branches in Paris (I like the…
07 Jun, 2009
Federer! Federer! Federer!
Can you tell who I will be rooting for? The “older” guy, of course. Good grief, how can they refer to a 27 year old as the old guy? I never really liked Federer in his heyday, too Swiss conrolled, if you know what I mean. But I…
05 Jun, 2009
We hit a neighborhood grocery on our first walk around Paris in order to stock up on sodas, water and snacks. It’s so much cheaper to buy these at the grocery than take them from the hotel mini-bar! But I also like to stop in at the grocery to see what produce…