Culinary and Wine Adventures

Busy Weekend With Some of My Favorite Vintners

I always look forward to two wine salons every year; one in the fall and the other in the spring, where I really enjoy seeing these wonderfully talented vintners who make gorgeous wines. So if you were wondering why I did not publish Friday , it was because  for the last three days, I  have …

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Zany Chefs, Cookbooks and Foie Gras

What a wonderful weekend in cold snowy Paris!   I don’t think I have ever had so many variations of foie gras and fun as I did this past Saturday and Sunday.   I was lucky to receive an invitation from Gault Millau, the other and better French restaurant guide to The International Cookbook Fair, that …

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Splendid Weekend with French Vintners

It has become an annual ritual for me to go to the Salon des Vins des Vignerons Independants, which always occurs the 3rd week of November, just like Thanksgiving, and one in the spring.   It is without a doubt the largest gathering of  independent wine makers in Paris!  There are always over 1000 booths in …

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