We are continuing our re-watch of Eugene Levy’s show “The Reluctant Traveler,” it is just as entertaining the second time around. We watched episodes in Spain, and in Mexico. I of course sketched. In one episode he said something that is worth quoting.
“You’re never too old to get aquatinted with the world you’re living in.” Eugene Levy
It was a good week for cooking. Look at the tart Tricia made for lunch yesterday – tomatoes, zuccini, and Italian cheese on puff pastry. Trés delicieux.
Two weeks ago I wrote about the joy of using special things for everyday tasks, it makes time in the kitchen even better when you are using tools and cookware with a connection. When our friends, Shirley & Jim, moved to Paris, they generously gave us most of their copper cookware, what a gift. We often looked at copper, but never sprung for it, so this was like a chef’s dream come true.
This is not just any cookware, this was made by the same artisans that made the copper which Julia Child used. It comes from The Atelier du Cuivre, located in Villedieu, Brittany. We may not be able to equal Julia, but we sure feel like chefs de cuisine.
Here is Sunday’s lunch in progress, and the finished plate. The salmon is on a Du Buyer carbon steel pan, another French company.
We frequently talk about our most recent trip as well as planning for our next ones. A place we are glad we went, though are certain we did not even scratch the surface of the country, was Estonia. Old town in Tallinn merited a sketch.
While going through some photos I came across this shot I took of my first weekly column in the Mukilteo Beacon, that was such a fun time.
I hope your week has gone well, that you are eating, exploring, and of course sketching. Thank you as always for being a part of this journey.
theTravelsketcher 
That tart looks magnificent! We came to the Eugene Levy series late but have really enjoyed them.
I’ve been to Tallinn twice, and on the second trip Karl and I went to Haapsalu which was so interesting and well worth the trip. The open air museum just outside Tallinn is also worth going t
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I don’t know if we will ever get back, but if we do we will hit those places for sure.
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That tart does look delicious. Please save me a slice.
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Well… there are two slices in the fridge, but they will be gone later today, can you get here in the next four hours?
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Oh, it is lovely to click on your post and see positive comments about the city of my birth! And here you have drawn a picture of a streetscape I vividly remember from my childhood . . . honestly! We lived just outside the ‘Old Town’ a few hundred metres from the Estonia Opera House and Mom took me along to most of her outings . . . guess where :)?
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Actually – to anyone planning a few days in Tallinn – may I suggest you visit the ‘Laulupidu’ site on the outskirts of Tallinn just to see the site of the largest (by far) songfest in the world. Small country – but everyone sings . . . there is no way one can attend a lunch or dinner or even an afternoon coffee in an Estonian home when almost automatically someone does not begin singing one of the well-known Estonian songs and everyone will follow . . . all the Estonian communities in the diaspora send their choirs . . . google for the photos . . .
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