For those traveling abroad, sometimes the lifestyle and customs of a particular country can be confusing and frustrating. This article will give you an explanation of dining abroad and some of the restaurant choices that you will be faced with.  
The word restaurant is a blanket word describing any number of dining establishments. For example, […]

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For those traveling abroad, sometimes the lifestyle and customs of a particular country can be confusing and frustrating. This article will give you an explanation of dining abroad and some of the menu choices that you will be faced with.
 
The word menu is French in origin and has been widely used for centuries to […]

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My first visit to Paris (not Tennessee or Texas-although I have been to both), was an educational experience, to say the least. I am not referring to Notre Dame, Sacré-Coeur, or the Eiffel Tower, though all extraordinary and slathered in romance and history.

As a child, I was very impressed by the life I had only […]

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Greetings my fellow foodies!
Let me begin by thanking those of you that left me your delightful comments regarding my first “official” blog and week 1 of the Culinary Tour; Anna’s Taqueria. As a first-time blogger, and extreme amature within the literary world, it was wonderful to hear from, dare I say?, my readers! Who knew, […]

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In America where the thinking has always been that bigger means better, a tire company out of France, who also happens to be the world’s foremost authority on culinary expertise, is here to show us differently.  Michelin doles out their coveted stars very sparingly.
My first trip to Europe as a teenager was needless to […]

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Greeting fellow foodies and culinary lovers,
This is my first blog on Gourmandia and I am thrilled to begin sharing my culinary adventures with all of you! I have to admit, it has taken me until now to begin my first entry, as there is so much I want to share with my readers! However, in […]

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When I was a little girl, growing up in Lyon, the French capital of gastronomy, we had 3 chefs. When I say we, I am not referring to my parents’ household, it is the republican we: we as a nation.
The TV chef was extremely old and pompous, the other 2: la Mère Brazier, famous for […]

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