Au ‘Voir Paris
A stroll by the river in the rain, then taxi ride to the airport and AirFrance to Boston. Will be nice to […]
Tag: France
Chocolate Laboratory
Wrapping up after a long day at L’Ecole Valrhona in Tain l’Hermitage. Over three days, the students are exposed to many typical […]
Chef Romain
Our first day with Chef Romain at L’Ecole Valrhona. Chef and I hit it off when I was here last in 2018, […]
Tain l’Hermitage & Tournon, France
Enjoying the view across the Rhone River to the old town of Tournon. It’s a beautiful evening in Tain l’Hermitage.. Looking forward […]
Breakfasting French-style on L’Ilse Saint-Louis
Enjoying breakfast in our tiny apartment in the center of L’Ilse Saint-Louis–the oldest part of Paris. Fragrant apricots, torn chunks of baguette […]
Meeting Chocolate Sculptor Patrick Roger
Returning at the Gare de Lyon train station from Tain L’Hermitage we headed directly for famed chocolate sculptor Patrick Roger‘s factory about […]
Valrhona Day 3: Graduation
At the beginning we informed the students that they’d be working until they dropped each day. They didn’t believe us at first, […]
Valrhona Day 3: Enrobing and Decorating
Chef Jeremy was quite demanding: he exuberantly smashed and threw away any bonbon that wasn’t perfect. A good lesson for the students […]