That's right, I have now finished posting about our Burgundy trip. But before I completely leave France, I want to mention a few of the places we ate in Paris, and share a few notes. It's not easy to decide where to eat when you love food and there are incredibly cute and yummy looking places on every corner. Highly recommended. Highly recommended. MORE >>

The finest meal of our France trip, considering both Burgundy and Paris, was most certainly our dinner at Le Charlemagne , a smart and beautifully designed restaurant nestled in at the base of the hills in Pernand Vergelesses. Le Charlemagne is owned by the very young chef Laurent Peugeot and his wife Hiroko, originally from Japan. Amazing! MORE >>

Although I think that buying foreign currency is a good hedge against your domestic investments, this is a post about the other kind of stock. Home made stock is such a great thing to have in the kitchen. Soups made with your own stock just taste better. They add a depth that is impossible to achieve with water or with canned broth. MORE >>

Gourmet Magazine, usually quite reliable in my opinion, described La Table D'Olivier Leflaive as a great place for lunch, the tables filled with local vignerons. We went there for lunch on our last day in Burgundy and although we had a very nice time, on this occasion Gourmet got it wrong. And tourist prices too. Lunch for one was E50! asked Msr. MORE >>

BrooklynLady and I continued our white Burgundy education at Domaine Lafouge. We were guided by Jeanne Marie's assistant Pierre-Henri, a gentlemanly young fellow. almost drove off the road a few times while gawking at the astonishingly gorgeous scenery. We were greeted at the Domaine by the elder statesman Jean Lafouge. 2005 Meursault. MORE >>