Our French Impressions: a taste of France, virtually...
Food, wine and...turntables in good company!
written for you by a Frenchman living in Sydney
Friends, music, food and wine can all be shared together and be either the background or the facilitors of good conversation.
Human beings are designed to connect with each other, and it is certainly my favourite passtime!
Over the years, I have been lucky to be able to experience friendship with people in many different countries, and more often that not, these friendship were cemented around the table sharing local cuisine or exchanging tips about and names of places where one could find the best recipe for a ceviche of scallops or a Moroccan tajine, chase a particular wine to match or find that famous but still elusive shop that sells Iranian basmati rice.
I am blessed to have a mother who is an excellent cook and a father who has always spared some hard earned cash to take us to some of the most famous restaurants in France and abroad. And they are still alive as they prepare to enter their 90s!
My earliest memory of such a treat was lunch at Barrier in Tours, and the most recent was La Feniere in Lourmarin. And I have spent an inordinate amount of time as a kid watching Mum creating her wonders.
My wife of 25 years is very supportive of my passion for food, as she enjoys sharing my creations with our grown-up children.
You will find throughout this site information on, stories about and links to my favourite recipes, wines, restaurants, shops all around the World, but primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, countries that have been my playgrund until I relocated to Australia in 1997, and now obviously in Australia and New Zealand wwhere I spend most of my time now.
I have another passion which is HiFi, and designing speakers and turntables, so you will find some information of this topic too.
This site is a work in progress, so keep cming back for more...
If you want me to feature YOUR favourite French experience and share with us this "je ne sais quoi" which opens so many doors, then filll the form on our contact page or post a comment on our blog and we will be in touch shortly.
Enjoy!
High Tea at the Hyatt Canberra
Christmas Eve in Sydney