A Most Serendiptious Spill
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So there we were on a Thursday night in Montpellier, at a restaurant where the food struggled – and ultimately failed – to rise above a level of tasteless mediocrity.
Category Archives: Food
The mystery of the berry that begins with an “H”
A couple of weeks ago, I started to see some unusually colored fruit the size of large, colorful golf balls. I didn’t know what they were, and so I made a mental note that they started with an “H” in … Continue reading
A Sweet Treat for Lent
Yesterday in passing I mentioned the idea that Berliner-style doughnuts pretty much disappear from the bakeries here in Germany — and also in the South Tirol region in Italy — during Lent. They made a brief comeback around St. Joseph’s … Continue reading
El Día del Padre
We’re back from Barcelona, but other commitments today have kept me from even attempting to sort my photos completely, so you’ll need to wait another day or so before the main tales from the journey commence. However, today is Father’s … Continue reading
When is a pretzel not a pretzel
… when it’s a doughnut.
You can’t say “No”
In my German course we occasionally learn random bits about German culture that are different from customs and traditions in our home countries. That’s in addition to all that vocabulary I’m always trying to memorize that we’re learning every day … Continue reading
Friday Follies
I’ve got a little of this and a little of that for today’s post. First up, the results from my test today.
Finally a few follow ups
Today I finally have a few follow ups to all your fabulous comments from the past few weeks. 🙂 I’ve actually been trying to post this for a while, but every time I work on it some more, I seem … Continue reading
Sweet!
Thanks for all your comments and well-wishes for the test today! I am pleased to be able to report that I got an “A” for the course overall, having scored an “A-” on the test (homework, participation, and class attendance … Continue reading
Never assume – #1
This is the first in what I have planned as a periodic series of photos of things that aren’t what they seem. Today’s entry: a restaurant named Gasthaus Bavaria.