AUSTRALIA | Monday, 20 Apr 2009 | Views [2085] | Comments [4]
We are all prisoners of our prejudices at times. We can try to combat them but . . . for instance, have you ever driven past one of those Classical revivalist McMansions and wondered what it looked like inside? How surprised would you be if it was ... Read more >
Tags: eat up, food, joel robuchon, la table, paris, pets, pigs trotters, popsi bubblehead, review, smoking
FRANCE | Thursday, 2 Apr 2009 | Views [1090] | Comments [1]
Cassoulet – a sort of southern French bean stew with sausages and duck - is my next culinary task. Many years ago Popsi Bubblehead’s sister, who lives in the Lozere region of southern France, gave me a large vacuum-sealed jar of the stuff and I have ... Read more >
Tags: arrondissement, au bon st. porcain, cassoulet, food, france, john baxter, lozere, spinach, wolves
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 23 Mar 2009 | Views [1302] | Comments [1]
Yes, it’s me again, and so soon! Feeling a bit guilty at my lack of communication recently but it’s amazing the things you can fill a day with, still feel that you’ve done nothing, and yet be exhausted at the end of it. While in the UK recently ... Read more >
Tags: berkshire, cheese, food, foodie, pangbourne, popsi bubblehead, pubs, tasting, thames, wine
FRANCE | Sunday, 22 Mar 2009 | Views [1054] | Comments [3]
Mes amis, je suis desole. Vraiment I am. A combination of a few days in the UK seeing the family, problems getting online while there, and general lassitude on my part have led to a prolonged absence from the blogosphere and an egregious failure ... Read more >
Tags: eating, food, france, lapin, rabbit, recipe, uk