Yes, there was room in the car (even with more than a few boxes of antiques and vintage housewares!) for produce, so we hauled lugs of just-picked tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, fresh basil, and even Tuscan kale, right from the farms, back to Paris. I also bought two packages of the amazing beurre salé (salted butter) that the region is famous for. Butter like this is always made in very small batches and sell out quickly, so you don't see it anywhere else. So before leaving the market, I headed back and bought 2 more packages. We're going to be in Breton butter heaven for a while around here!
(Breaking: When I got home, I wrote to my friends who were still there to bring me two more packages, which I'm picking up tomorrow morning.)
While the rentrée is taking place, when everyone returns to Paris (kinda like back-to-school...), I'm still working on my Fall book tour with my publisher. Some events are already sold out - sorry! - but more are being added. More info on those is below.
Speaking of my upcoming, L'appart got a nice shout-out on Eater in their round-up in their Best Food Memoirs of 2017, and a wonderful first review from Kirkus journal. Departures also listed it in their 6 New Memoirs to Read This Fall.
Still, my head isn't so swollen that I can't get in the kitchen door, so I've got a few recipes I'm working on, which I'll be sharing on my blog. That is, if I can pull myself away from all this butter from Brittany...
- David
