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Proust’s Legacy makes us all Beneficiaries
As a serious 19th century writer, Marcel Proust possibly did more for the populace for cake than he did with his books. Those few opening lines about how nibbling at a madeleine transported him almost immediately back to a happy childhood at his grandmother’s house in Cabourg (Normandy) … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Coffee, Food travel, French Markets, French supermarkets, Memories
Tagged Andre Gide, Benedictine, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Cabourg, Cafe au Lait, Calvados, Caramel Beurre Sale, Cidre, Corot, ENO, Etretat, Francis Bacon, Genovese Sponge, Guy de Maupassant, James Joyce, John Minihan, Les Madeleines de Commercy, Louis XV, Madeleines, Marcel Proust, Monet, Offenbach, Oscar Wilde, Pissarro, Samuel Beckett, Tales of Hoffmann, William Burroughs
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Shopping the Butter Market
The EU used to have a Butter Mountain. Fecamp (Normandy) has its Halle aux Beurres. Smaller for sure, but a heap more fascinating and engaging. Every Saturday morning throughout the year there’s a typical market in the centre of town – alongside … Continue reading
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Tagged Benedictine, Black Pudding, Boudin noir, Fecamp, Lait Cru, Neufchatel Cheese, Poulets Fermiers, Small Holders, Snail Cake, Snails
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