Playing With My Food ~
A journal about food, thought, travel, and life; by Chef & Raconteur Chaz French.

More of Reims

In this post we almost finish our visit to Reims, I say almost because beer requires it’s own post.

Inside the Cathedral of Notre Dame (Reims)

Hard to get a decent focus in such low light, the lack of sunshine outside surely played a part, but here you have what I could get in focus.

Historic Reims

Reims, which is pronounced Rance (Like France without the F)…

Reims is a pretty city, but it is also a bit spread out, it’s not as easily walkable as Dijon is to see all the cool stuff, in fact we saw very little of the ‘cool stuff’ because of this. The shite weather didn’t help either, but weather is weather and you have to make […]

A few streets…

I didn’t take as many of these as I wanted, but here’s what I’ve got. Not a street sign, an address 81 rue de l’Universitie the post WWII address of Paul & Julia Child. This was her home when she learned to cook, and wrote much of MtAoFCV1. For Merlene For You, yes, YOU!

Proper f***ing coffee

One more thing to adore about Paris is Cafe Creme. This is how I liked it served the best. 2 ounces of espresso in a cup, 4 ounces of frothy, steamed milk in a pot, and a packet of sugar. Add sugar to coffee, stir gently, add some of the milk while gently spooning the […]

Pretty Parisian Pictures Part 2

Pretty Parisian Pictures

French Food for Thought

Our countries may have had a few difficult years, and some people out there are still pissed off about France not paying its WWII debt to the U.S. for rebuilding France, but everyone needs to STFU and remember that the United States and France have been intertwined in our democracies since before either of them […]

Some Lovely Photos…