Category Archives: French food

An excellent (and delicious) start to the New Year

Posted on January 6, 2024 by loren24250

Several good, nay excellent, things came together for this past Monday — which of course was New Year’s Day — and created an event that was an excellent (and delicious) start to this New Year. And what were those things, … Continue reading →

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Frunch

Posted on November 27, 2023 by loren24250

Brunch in France? We had never come across one. Of course, having a Sunday brunch when we lived in Toronto was a wildly popular activity. But I don’t think of the brunch — a clever neologism of “breakfast” and “lunch” … Continue reading →

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Three “final” meals in just three days

Posted on November 13, 2023 by loren24250

Jan and I are well known for having our lunches out of the house, in restaurants. But we just set some sort of record (for us) by having three lunches outside our home on three consecutive days, and this was … Continue reading →

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Taste bud sensations, plus restaurant news-bits

Posted on October 25, 2023 by loren24250

It’s been a few weeks since we lunched with friends Keith and Kathy at Le Petit Léon in the pretty village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, but I couldn’t let the occasion pass without at least a few comments — because the food … Continue reading →

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A pleasant stop on Main Street

Posted on October 10, 2023 by loren24250

This morning I went light on my breakfast, eating only a single-serve portion of fruit yoghurt, with none of the usual granola. Why? Because I was saving myself. For this: It’s a small café located on Daglan’s main through-street (okay, … Continue reading →

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Travels for lunch: Thiviers and Toulouse

Posted on September 22, 2023 by loren24250

In the past week, we’ve certainly racked up some mileage in the hunt for good meals, and I’m happy to report that we succeeded. One day it was a two-hour drive north to Thiviers, a town we had never visited; … Continue reading →

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Dish du jour — August 13, 2023

Posted on August 13, 2023 by loren24250

Today was a scorcher, after quite a long spell of pleasantly cool weather. But for today’s lunch at O Moulin in Carsac, Jan and I were seated on the shaded front terrace under an oversized umbrella, which in turn was … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 14: Reflections and memories

Posted on August 4, 2023 by loren24250

As I’ve written in the past two postings, Jan and I have just started our 14th year of living full-time in France. Feeling reflective, I am posting a few sample comments from Radio Free Daglan over the years. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Two dishes du jour — July 10, 2023

Posted on July 10, 2023 by loren24250

During the Covid lockdown, Jan and I ordered take-out food a couple of times from Le Grand Bleu, which we consider the best restaurant in Sarlat. And as good as those dishes were, the fact that they arrived in little … Continue reading →

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Dish du jour — April 24, 2023

Posted on April 24, 2023 by loren24250

We became aware of a restaurant in Sarlat that was under construction simply because we drove past it fairly regularly. But we didn’t try out l’Esprit Sarlat for quite a while, because it looked (from the outside) like it would … Continue reading →

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