Comfort food in a cozy setting Our favorite local restaurant, in Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, is l’Auberge de l’Ecole, so named because it is in the former schoolhouse (école) of the town. There are two reasons we adore eating here – the restaurant itself is charming with delicious food…and the owners, Brigitte & Patrick Grau, could not be […]
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When lunch is a spectacle
Yesterday, on the recommendation of a friend, we went to a restaurant in Les Halles (the indoor marketplace) in Narbonne. It was quite an event! Sizeable French cities usually have a large indoor “covered” marketplace where locals go to buy fresh and prepared foods. These buildings, called halles, house many vendors’ stalls – mostly permanent […]
Sunday lunch by the Canal du Midi
Sunday lunch is a big deal in France. Everyone stops what they are doing to eat a long, slow and relaxing meal – usually with family and/or friends. It is a time to kick back and concentrate on good food, in the company of all generations, from babies to great-grandparents. Whether at home (grand–mère‘s house […]
L’Abbaye de Valmagne
One of the most pleasant places I know is the Abbaye de Valmagne, which happens to be conveniently located about 10 minutes from our town. This beautiful old abbey was founded in 1138 by Raymond Trencavel, Vicomte de Béziers, and was originally a Benedictine and then later a Cistercian monastery, but was in danger of being destroyed following the […]