Category: Movable Feast
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Palatschinke or an Austrian Crepe
Our friend Merisi could not spoil us anymore than she has… for breakfast she made palatschinke or crepes. The word crepe is derived from the Latin crispa, meaning "curled". Merisi's palatschinkes are perfectly curled. Served with Austrian's best apricot jam. …
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Marie Antoinette: Did She Have a Thing for Coffee?
I am in Vienna. Coffee is not my thing. Merisi, my Austrian friend who writes a blog about coffee houses (amongst other things) in Vienna… So it makes sense, that the moment I arrived we went to Demel's, one of…
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Terminus Nord Paris
Terminus Nord fame restaurant bistro since 1928. In front of the gare du Nord train station. Full of wonderful posters of a time gone by. Autumn theme mosaique floor, enourmous floral arrangements, black tie waiters with long white aprons. I…
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French Dining Lesson
I've noticed something recently about dining in France. You see, I like to pride myself by saying, "I am observant. I notice little, the most unimportant details when many do not." This is not a favorable quality to…
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… Like a Flower in a Vase
Thick rich hot chocolate. When the hot chocolate pot came out with the spoon standing straight on like a flower in a vase, I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Drinking it was impossible, so…
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The Edible Weed
I brought in the over stuffed pink plastic bag of weeds that I had pulled up from my walk. Feeling like Santa Claus I beamed as I plunked it down on Annie's lap. She giggled believing that the…