In honor of today being Julia Child’s 100th birthday today’s Wordless Wednesday is of something that was close to her heart…butter! This particular one, mixed with algae, was served at a wonderful dinner in the restaurant at Le Fort de l’Ocean, a Relais Chateau property just outside of Le Croisic in France (the Brittany region). [...]
Baguette to Bistro: Context Travel Paris Food Tour
January 30, 2012 by 12 Comments
Shortly after the Parisian Bloggers Meet-up in October of 2009, where I met Lily of Context Travel, Mr. Misadventures and I read a little blurp in Business Week (followed by an article in Condé Nast Traveler) about the concept of context travel and remarked that finally this was the way to do a “tour.” Not [...]
Eat well and be well
November 25, 2010 by 6 Comments
“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.” ― Julia Child [You just gotta love Julia!] Whenever I think of the American winter holidays I think of food. Food associated to fond memories, many trips and travels, and culture. Being part of a multi-cultural couple and growing [...]
5 Things/Life lessons I learned watching Julie & Julia
December 8, 2009 by 18 Comments
Today is the launch of Julie & Julia on DVD and Blu-ray (read more about the details here)! This is one of my favorite movies of 2009, I thoroughly enjoyed it. My husband and I saw it while on vacation in Seattle in September. We spent the entire evening and the next couple of days [...]
French Friday – Julia Child
September 18, 2009 by 12 Comments
I am not going to do a review of the movie Julie & Julia, my blogging buddy Clarabela over at Just Chick Flicks has already done that for me. What I do want to talk about is how this cultural icon who single-handedly brought French cuisine and French cooking techniques to the heart of Americans, [...]
