Monthly Archives: August 2010

Eating Lyon: Le Garet, the perfect bouchon

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Lyon has a promising culinary reputation. Reputed to be the gastronomic heart of France, friends and natives had talked it up and I was worried it may not live up to my increasing expectations. I quickly secured a reservation at … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Lyon, Review, Travel | 15 Comments

Marché St Antoine: Food Market, Lyon

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Ah, the glory of the French food market. Fresh produce, glorious flavours, bright colours, the smells of the fruit and lack of smell from the fish. As the heart of gastronomic France, you would expect Lyon to have a very … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Lyon, Markets, Travel | 12 Comments

A Postcard from Lyon

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

Whoooooosh! I am not sure if that is the sounds of the Eurostar, or the TGV (super fast French trains), or my trip to Lyon, but it all seemed to go by far too quickly. It seems like weeks ago … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Lyon, Travel | 7 Comments

Supper Club: Stolen (Mark Hix Oyster & Chop House Night)

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

With most restaurants now producing accompanying books, Stolen Supper Club is a brilliant idea. They recreate the dining experience of high end restaurants as far as they can, from a house in West London. How far do they take it? … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Crouton

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

Ode to A Crouton? A crouton?! No, croutons, plural and lots of them. I love them so. Bready, crispy, chewy in the middle. In soup or salad, they add a base note, some crunchy substance and I like to think, a … Continue reading →

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