Archive for July, 2009


French food news: Vacation edition

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Bonjour mes amis! Goodness, another Friday, another week over, another edition of French food news. So, what’s going on in the French food media this week? Not a whole lot. Most of Paris is on vacation, including Le Figaroscope. Those who are not on holiday, are soaking up beach vibes at the Martin Parr exhibit at […]

Vive la France!

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Whether you are in France or à l’étranger, Happy Bastille Day mes amis! I just stepped off the Eurostar from London but I couldn’t call myself a francophile if I didn’t try to see the fireworks tonight. Alors, off to the Seine I go, with friends, to catch the 10pm feux d’artifices. Stop by for a report […]

French food news: Secret Paris pâtisserie club

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Bonjour, mes amis! Welcome to another edition of French food news. Alors, what’s going on in the French food media this week? Well, in that grand French tradition, Le Figaro has been on strike — which I only discovered when my newspaper didn’t arrive for three days in a row — resulting in… no Le […]

A year in a French market: Bachelorette cooking (or not)

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

My husband, CK, left for a year-long stint in Baghdad three months ago (actually, 83 days — but who’s counting?). I have to admit that after all the dread, being solo isn’t as bad as I’d feared. Of course, I miss him like a major organ — there’s no one to hold my hand at […]

Twitter with me

Monday, July 6th, 2009

I know, I know, I’m about about two years too late to hop on this bandwagon. But if you use twitter, I hope you’ll follow my tweets about eating, cooking and living in Paris — not to mention my on-going garden battle against aphids. Oh, and news about my upcoming novel, Kitchen Chinese. And if you don’t twitter […]