Share the Bounty
I recently wrote about ways to get a regular supply of food during the coronavirus pandemic. Shortages continue, delivery slots are difficult to come by, and suppliers’ ability to keep…
I recently wrote about ways to get a regular supply of food during the coronavirus pandemic. Shortages continue, delivery slots are difficult to come by, and suppliers’ ability to keep…
…chocolate. Traveling to Toulouse is a small price to pay for these treats. Benoit – owned and operated by a chocolatière – that is to say one of the very…
…better. Learn about upcoming brocantes: http://quefaire.paris.fr/brocantes http://www.info-brocantes.com/ https://vide-greniers.org/75-Paris Or pick up a copy of the magazine Antiquités Brocantes (easy to find in Paris) for a listing of antique fairs and brocantes….
…wealthy Paris suburb of Chatou. Just nine miles from the heart of Paris, Chatou is quick and easy to get to. From Paris, hop the RER, a super-fast metro that…
…is hard to get used to, but it is worth it. For one, your local butcher will feel honored to provide the star attraction. Once you explain that it’s for…
Boulevard Raspail from rue du Cherche-Midi to rue de Rennes, 6th arr Closest Métro: Rennes Sunday 9 am to 1:30 pm (see pp. 80-83 of Markets of Paris, 2nd ed)…
…catch is a sight to behold. One of many fishmongers at Atarazanas market http://marjorierwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0360.m4v Though mesmerized by the fish stalls, I managed to pull myself away to explore other sections…
…the flesh. Contenders for heaviest tomato were set apart to be weighed. Our task as judges was to score each entry by taste (up to 20 points), and by color,…
…to “here you are.” Everyone is eager to present their harvest, to catch a meandering eye. Whenever I do decide to stop at a table, the farmer invariably presents me…