Our inspiration for today’s piece is a trip down the east coast of France, down to the idillic town, of La Rochelle, merrily making our way through French cities and townsteads. It killed us. By the time we reached our final destination, Bordeaux, we could barely explore the nearest supremarche, let alone the city center! There’s …
Our daily brioche Pain bénit, the blessed bread. For the last 400 years, France has been at war. No, not with Germans, and no, not even themselves, but with butter. Yes, butter. Brioche, that soft, pillow miracle, was originally a holly bread. Up until a 17th century clergyman got a hold of the butter that …