Les Poissonchats

It’s the traiteur stupid, but don’t tell anyone  We already have learnt that it’s perfectly alright to postpone things (see door number 14) and that we mustn’t fret (see door number 5) when we feel a bit overwhelmed, for example with organising Christmas Dinner. Now if you’re planning on a French Christmas Dinner, you really Read more

You may as well do it tomorrow The thing is, you may as well do it tomorrow. I mean it’s only Wednesday, and even if it were Thursday there still’d be Friday. But then maybe Friday isn’t ideal, which is why you also could just postpone it until next week.  Unless, of course, the thing Read more

Or, at least wear some lipstick My grandfather was very much into horses (and also beautiful women, but that’s another story), he was in the Swiss cavalry, and once had a grey who was so beautiful that General Guisan picked him for the defilée. Anyhow, please permit me my ramblings, the point I want to Read more

Baguette and cheese will do tonight This is Monday 12 December today and I think baguette and cheese will do tonight.  Or in other words, another quintessential ingredient for a French Christmas: Less is more. Always.  Provided the quality of the less is superb which, again, translates as: get a very good baguette from a Read more

Indulgence Winter is a harsh time now what with the cold and the days so very short, it does feel like perpetual nightfall except when it’s fallen, then it feels like the darkest of nights, and it’s just so very cumbersome having to wear so many clothes only to stay warm. Therefore, it is very Read more

Gallant, adj., gal· lant : courteously and elaborately attentive especially to ladies.  It says especially to ladies, which doesn’t mean exclusively, hence for our purposes we’re thinking of a much broader spectrum on the receiving end of gallantry. Also women are very well capable of acting rather gallantly, children too for that matter, I’ve met Read more