french food
Gourmet Moments – Part Two
My most memorable French meal(so far) was, unbelieveably, “sans fromage.” It began in the office of my pal the Chiropractor, Bob Caires. Nicknamed “Capt’n Bob” for his sailing obession. (Hey – what else would you expect from a Portuguese-Hawaiian?) The good Doctor had come in on his day off to lay healing hands on “the-man-who-comes-from-far.” […]
19Aug2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 11 comments | Continued
Gourmet Moments – Part One
Of all the French words/phrases that have been universally adopted, one is “first among equals.” It is the phrase that so perfectly describes social sins, that it has joined such mondiale stalwarts as sex, taxi, and radar. The phrase, of course, is “faux pas.” We’ve all made them dear reader. Have We not? From the […]
30Jul2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 10 comments | Continued
French Cuisine – Bio?
While French Cuisine has always been fresh, (it’s major “secret”), and is often “organic”, nowadays it as ascended to “bio.” Short for “biodynamic.” As in grown according to biodynamic methods So what exactly, you may well ask, are ‘biodynamic methods? And how do they differ from “organic methods?” To paraphrase a famous line from Groucho […]
31Mar2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 8 comments | Continued