Today (Sunday, 16 March) after the rigors of yesterday we had a sleep in and a late brunch at home. I think this plate of bacon, boudin noir and poached eggs was a pretty good effort given a two hot plate arrangement in the kitchen. Especially the eggs. Then we went for a walk. Out into the teeming Marais. Well there were plenty of people … [Read more...] about Le Dessert
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Birthday in Paris
On my birthday we decided to go to the Musee d'Orsay. We walked along the Seine and admired the bridges. I wanted to walk over the Pont Neuf. Remembering the lovely Juliette Binoche in Lovers On the Bridge, the 1991 film by Leos Carax. It is quite lovely and the one we see quite often when we are walking - often with the Eiffel Tower in the … [Read more...] about Birthday in Paris
Estelle
Best food in Melbourne?, Well best we've had for a long, long time. these are the sorts of conversations you have after eating at Estelle's in High Street Northcote. Just up from the Town Hall. Great food. Great atmosphere. We celebrated a family occasion there this month. Second time we've been there. It's got a bit more polished. Flasher … [Read more...] about Estelle
2012: The Year That Was: Food
Some foodie highlights. I loved the Festival of Ideas sessions at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in March. We saw Rene Redzepi, Ben Shewry and Massimo Bottura. Informative and funny and moving in turns and all spoken with great passion about food and cooking and how they contribute to the art of living. Really memorable. I bought Rene's book … [Read more...] about 2012: The Year That Was: Food
Vienna – city of cafes
We loved the cafes of Vienna. Everything about them. The look. The waiters. The coffee. The cakes. How you could sit there all day. The newspapers. The wifi access. We sampled a few. Cafe Griensteidl on Michaelerplatz was the first one we went to - maybe your first Viennese cafe one is always your favourite. This one became ours and we visited … [Read more...] about Vienna – city of cafes
Vienna – A meal to remember
Steirereck in Stadtpark. Our experience of fine dining in Vienna, keenly anticipated and very high expectations. All dressed up. A short taxi ride past Viennese going home from work. Across a nearly empty canal and through a tree filled park. An imposing building; hard to believe it was a former dairy. Up some steps, across a courtyard overlooking … [Read more...] about Vienna – A meal to remember