Passage VivienneLast night we had dinner at Bistrot Vivienne in the Passage Vivienne with our friends Françoise and Laurent. It's one of the remaining 19th century shopping centers (or at least the predecessors of shopping centers) in Paris. It's a beautifully decorated restaurant with a delicious menu. You can see…
More CrepesInside Creperie Josselin: there's always been a line, but today we walked right in and ordered because it was 3 PM.A crepe with caramel and vanilla ice cream for meand a lemon-honey crepe for Lenny.The kitchen.The outside on the street with all the crepe places (address is 67 Rue du Montparnasse).Ne…
A few good mealsCold Salmon at Balzar where we met Michelle on SaturdayDessert: molten chocolate cakeFish at BalzarSaturday dinner: a salad near our hotelBreakfastMussels at Brasserie SuffrenFish with aioli at Brasserie Suffren,which was near our apartment in 1989 -- still good!Sunday lunch at Michelle's apartment …
The street of crepesOnce we checked into our hotel after our overnight train trip, we started the day in Paris with lunch at one of around a dozen creperies near our hotel. Most have very Breton names like the Quiberon or La Phare (lighthouse) and Breton traditional crepes, both sweet and savory. We had no idea that we…
Eating in GottingenA very fancy greengrocer: we bought our fruit and vegetablesat a supermarket where it looked just like at home.Gaudi Restaurant -- I guess it was our favoriteWe asked for Gaudi's English menu, which used the Spanish names for tapas and other foods.We had tapas including apricots wrapped in bacon, me…
Aloo Gobi for Louise's Picnic GameI'm going on a picnic and bringing Aloo Gobi, an Indian dish with potatoes and cauliflower. It's a virtual picnic that takes place July 1. So...Happy Picnic DayLouise at Months of Edible Celebrations has come back to blogging and is organizing her popular picnic game where at least 26 bloggers creat…
Famous German AsparagusWe arrived in Gottingen, Germany, early this afternoon after a night on a plane from Detroit to Frankfort and a morning on a train. It's the end of asparagus season, which is taken very seriously in Germany, as I had always heard. This white asparagus special dinner included the fresh asparagus, Hol…
