Archive for the 'France' Category
Three Lovely Salads
April 21st, 2010by Caroline As I approach my tenth wedding anniversary, I’ve been reminiscing about our extravagant celebration of my parents’ fiftieth, a cruise in southern France, guided over by a wonderful crew, including the inimitable Chef Charlie. Charlie made every meal an event, and now when Eli asks to light the candles or Ben folds all [...]
Barbeque Red Hook Style
July 15th, 2009by Lisa I don’t know how I missed this, but I found this post, languishing in my Drafts folder, and, well…better late than never. When we were in NJ, my great friend Molly had us over for the day, and we did lots of fun things, including the Circus on the Barge. But maybe the [...]
We might not have Paris…
February 23rd, 2009by Lisa Not long ago, on a family trip to San Francisco, Ella, Finley, and I found ourselves staring at the counter of a French bakery, at a pile of croissants. They didn’t know what they were, and as I explained to them the wonder that is a croissant, I found myself telling them not [...]
The Salad Trio
September 3rd, 2008posted by Caroline Years ago, the “sorbet trio” became such a ubiquitous feature on San Francisco menus that it was the subject of a piece in the local paper. The enterprising reporter called dozens of restaurants, from Gary Danko and Postrio to more modest locales, asking what the night’s sorbet trio was. Everyone had one, [...]
Scenes from a week of gourmet eating
August 27th, 2008posted by Caroline Even the local fish ate well: However, Eli always stuck to the familiar, alternating between two meals: pb&j and cereal with milk:
Unfamiliar Waters
August 25th, 2008posted by Caroline After a week in Paris, we headed south for a week unlike any we’d ever experienced (or likely will again). To celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, my parents gathered our family on a barge that toured rivers and canals in the south of France. We were the only passengers, cared for by [...]