Monthly Archives: June 2018

Showing off our “new showcase for art”

Posted on June 24, 2018 by loren24250

Both my wife Jan and I like and appreciate art, and are sorry that we’ve run out of space in our home — otherwise we’d be buying paintings and sculptures all the time. (Of course, we’d also be going bankrupt.) … Continue reading →

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Our new showcase for art — “plastique,” yet!

Posted on June 21, 2018 by loren24250

Daglan is becoming quite the home for artists and artisans. (More on this later.) And now we’ve got a major art exhibition coming up — the Expo Art Plastique — which begins on Sunday (June 24) and runs until July … Continue reading →

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Mexican? Well, actually, no

Posted on June 17, 2018 by loren24250

Regular readers with good memories may recall that in my last posting, I wrote that my wife Jan and I would be enjoying a Father’s Day lunch today (Sunday) at the new Mexican restaurant that was just opening in Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée. … Continue reading →

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And now for something completely different

Posted on June 12, 2018 by loren24250

The Greater Daglan Area — like much of Europe — tends to favour local flavours. In other words, you won’t have much luck finding German, Italian, Spanish or Chinese restaurants in rural France. (Okay, there are a lot of pizza … Continue reading →

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A tale of two (very different) lunches

Posted on June 8, 2018 by loren24250

Regular readers of Radio Free Daglan will certainly know by now that it’s possible to eat very, very well in the Greater Daglan Area. Our experiences over the past few days have confirmed that truism at both ends of the … Continue reading →

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Our new truffle market — Part II

Posted on June 5, 2018 by loren24250

Yesterday my wife Jan made scrambled eggs for breakfast, and they were particularly delicious. How so? Because she had grated lots and lots of summer truffle into the egg mixture — from a truffle we had bought the day before. … Continue reading →

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Our new truffle market — Part I

Posted on June 2, 2018 by loren24250

Daglan is about to launch a new market — one featuring the summer truffle, or tuber aestivum, also known as the burgundy truffle. (Evidently the summer truffle and burgundy truffle are somewhat different looking, with different growing seasons, but science … Continue reading →

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