So…I said “this really is unfair. It’s far too early for me to go”. It was a tough argument but as I had just died and gone to heaven I was fortunate. My “death” was caused by eating lunch in… Read More ›
France
Itineraireisoverthaire – £££ – 9.5/10
Mes braves, mes amis! One is back to the writing slab and it is all down to a serendipitous find in the environs for Paris. It is imperative that I regale you of a wonderful restaurant on the Rive Gauche… Read More ›
Michelin but not Michelin 8/10
Clermont Ferrand is not the most glamorous of towns but it was on our route so we paid a visit. Besides it got yet another cathedral and it is not that pretty! This one is made of black rock from the town of Volvic, yes, the town famed… Read More ›
Off the Chartres – 8.5/10 – £££
So, if you whizz to Chartres, just a short jaunt to the southwest of Paris, you will find the great French Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres. It was constructed between 1194 and 1250 and is well worth a visit as it has… Read More ›
Gastronomic memories of 2013
We are indeed fortunate to have made it through another year on this tiny sphere. Although our existences may be fleeting and small, one’s personal gastronomic experiences can sometimes be out of this world. Hurrah! And so, dear friends, a… Read More ›
France – la conclusion!
Now, where were we? Ah yes…Bordeaux. From here one pointed the sharabang north to the highly attractive seaport of La Rochelle in the Bay of Biscay. Arriving in glorious sunshine we sought out Le Bar Andre, a fishy eatery that has been here since 1947. A man… Read More ›
Tour de France – Part deux
The Tour de France continued throughout September. Four weeks of girth enhancing gourmandary and unlike the real Tour de France…. no drugs!! Apologies to one’s loyal followers, the excursion took it’s toll and has severely hampered one’s posts. However, one visited many interesting eateries which should interest one’s… Read More ›
La Belle France
One has wended one’s way from blighty to the sunny paradise of St. Tropez on the Cote d’Azur where one is the guest of one’s chums Maximillian Vadeboncoeur and Philippe La Rochefoucauld. With Fortescue in tow, one’s trek southwards meandered… Read More ›
