Eating in Paris and Peñiscola


We have been eating well these last couple of weeks. We started off in Paris, where we met up with some friends before heading off to Spain. A couple of the meals stand out. It doesn’t get much better than falling-off-the-bone braised lamb with sauerkraut. Then there was this amazing meal. Three kinds of grilled…

Eating back in Normandie


When traveling we seek out good food, it is one of the most important things for us. I would rather find a good restaurant than visit most museums. Back home food continues to be a priority. We focus on vegetarian meals and seafood. Thankfully we can eat quite well here at La Thebauderie and our…

Tartar, grilled fish, and oysters, oh my!


In the movie The Big Chill, Jeff Goldblum’s character says: “Don’t knock rationalization. Where would we be without it? I don’t know anyone who could get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations.” Thankfully when it comes to food I excel at rationalization. Beef would be far easier for me to give up…

The gift of surprise in Bergen


The good traveler has the gift of surprise. W. Somerset Maugham On Thursday in Bergen discovery was the entree, surprise the piece de resistance. We started the day by discovering that there is amazing beauty in the fiords of Norway. Our travel in the far north was a stark arctic desert beauty, Oslo did not…

An Appetite for Arles


After five days in Arles I can confidently say that the food here does not disappoint. Well, except for the one time I ordered a small steak cooked saignant, which in the US would be considered bloody rare, thus the name. As is common here, once they hear my accent, she said, in English, “medium”,…