Food & Drinks

Stumped by Fennel

When I was planting my herb garden, someone suggested that I toss in some fennel.  It has done well, so well that I needed to…

Morning quickies

No, une femme hasn’t lost her sense of propriety.  I’m talking about le petit dejeunner!  Or specifically, a quick, easy, light and healthy petit dejeunner….

Degustation des champagnes!

Due to the current phalanx of rainstorms marching through our neck of the woods, our internet connection at home is dodgy. So please forgive if…

Don’t hate me because…

…mon mari has signed us up for a chocolate tasting seminar this afternoon at Essential Chocolate Desserts. ~ All original content property of https://unefemmenet.wpengine.com This…

Une femme recommends: vin blanc

This Honig 2006 Sauvignon Blanc is the new favorite chez nous. It’s light and refreshing without being wimpy*, perfect with an amuse bouche on the…

Flying donkey spotted over Ile-de-Cité

Le hamburger? C’est chic maintenant! “It has the taste of the forbidden, the illicit — the subversive, even,” said Hélène Samuel, a restaurant consultant here….

Dining: A Modest Proposal

Cost-per-square-foot being what it is, dining establishments need to get the most out of their real estate, and tables are jammed ever closer together. Sometimes…