Monthly Archives: February 2016

Beaucoup de Bocuse — Part III

This will wind up my mini-series on our recent trip from Daglan to Lyon, France’s culinary capital and the home base of the legendary chef, Paul Bocuse. In this posting I’m offering a few impressions of Lyon itself, plus some information on M. Bocuse. … Continue reading

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Beaucoup de Bocuse — Part II

This past Wednesday was our day for lunch at the storied restaurant of Paul Bocuse, just north of Lyon, and our visit to l’Auberge du Pont de Collonges turned out to be quite wonderful. As I wrote in Part I of this … Continue reading

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Beaucoup de Bocuse — Part I

For my birthday trip a year ago, my wife Jan and I chose the exotic — a vacation in Marrakech. This February, we went for the gastronomic — travelling by train from our village of Daglan to France’s culinary capital, Lyon. In case … Continue reading

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