Category Archives: Food

Our fast-and-slow start to summer

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

It’s been a bit bizarre this year. We’ve had a very fast, virtually immediate jump into “The Season — Summer,”  but a very slow glide into “The Season — Tourist Invasion.” This year’s advent of summer, with high temperatures and … Continue reading →

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Mexican? Well, actually, no

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

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

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

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

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

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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Restaurant Eléonore, take 2

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

A couple of weeks ago, I described an enjoyable journey that we took from Daglan to Monpazier (“A lovely market-day lunch,” May 14). I went on to suggest that if you were looking for a good place to visit on … Continue reading →

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