It’s been a while: traveling for a month in the USA did wonders to my schedule, which is why this blog has been asleep. Also,…
The life and times of critically acclaimed author David Downie in Paris and Rome, France and Italy.
Category: Paris
Talk about serendipity: we went out for an innocent morning walk and guess what happened? Fog, mist, wind… gorgeous Chicago scenery… We found our way…
It started with the morning coffee at a roasting establishment and cafe called La Colombe, not 100 yards from where we were staying… Real French…
Lunch at Charlie Trotter’s was just the start… a kind of cultural and gastronomic marathon with Chicago writ large… I’m talking about more than a…
It’s always a pleasure when an esteemed colleague has fine words to say about one of my little books… in this case, The Little Book…
Larry Stone without bow tie and sommelier pin Lunch at Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago Happily jet-lagged and stunned by the sudden heat—about 30 C, meaning…
Gluttony can be defined in many ways. If the term refers to gross over-eating and over-indulgence of alcohol, chocolates, eye-candy, whatever, then gluttony (like unadulterated…
Here’s the invitation to the big gala lunch at Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago on May 2, 2012 to celebrate anniversaries and the success of “Paris…
My wonderful agent just sent me this pic showing the little book that could prominently displayed — no fewer than two copies — in the…
This tell-all interview of yours truly was posted yesterday on a fine Paris resource site… Everything you ever wanted to know about David Downie, “Paris,…
Another look at the Marais and Place des Vosges–our backyard–on Gadling.com, where I’m a European correspondent. Here’s the beginning of the article and link… bonne…
For a round up of events, including the tittilating deconstruction of a chocolate dress on a runway model… check out The Rambling Epicure. Jonell Galloway…