We recently attended the Fete des Crus du Beaujolais in Chiroubles on the 25th of April. With over 300 vignerons, we did not get to try every bottle of wine, but we did try a few from each region. I will try to give you a little information on each wine region and any input on the wines that I tasted. But, to be honest, there were so many people at this event, I was not able to take the best of notations… 
Our wine tasting voyage began with the Julienas region. The wines from this region have the aromas of: peach, red fruit, and flowers. Noted as, “just as enjoyable young as after a few years in the cellar”. I believe this was my favorite wine region. I was able to taste a 2009, 2008, and a 2004. Clearly, the 2004 was the best, and I found the 2008 to be good also, but was not a fan of the 2009 that I tried. When we revisited this region on our way back, I was also able to try a 2005 cuvee speciale, which was made from old vines! What a treat!
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Tags: advice, beaujolais, wine
Well, I think it took me about 1-3 months to learn basic French. A few months before moving here, we started listening to Pimsleur and one other audio French recording (which helped a lot with pronunciation and simple phrases). We also bought some flashcards and a few dictionaries before we moved over. I guess the first thing that I learned about was food and restaurant terminology… which helped a lot with ordering at restaurants and going to bakeries, etc. Two of my favorite things!
Now, I am working on translating childrens’ books to help me learn new words and sentence structure. I never went to a formal class because they are pretty expensive, but if you are planning on living here for a long time, then it might be worth it.
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Tags: Help, Learning French, Recommendations
An entree from Le Fleurie
And by places, I mostly mean restaurants! My “hands-down” favorite restaurant in Lyon is Le Fleurie in the 7eme arrondisement, but it is only open during the week for lunch. My husband and I try to eat here at least once a month! ~15E for lunch, very gourmet and the menu changes daily!!!
I also love Les Potager des Halles in the 1ere arr near the Saone. ~15E for lunch, ~32E for dinner.
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Tags: Bars, Jazz Clubs, Lyon, Recommendations, Restaurants
I just joined this site a few weeks ago:
I don’t find it too hard adjusting to life in France, but this year I moved to a bigger city, so I am trying to reach out and meet as many people as possible. Maybe since I have lived in France for a year and a half now, I just forgot the problems from the past. Positive thinking! It does wonders.
If you have any questions about life abroad, feel free to ask in the comment section below.
Tags: Living abroad
So, I have been a royal bum lately! I started this food blog over a year ago, but I just can’t seem to commit to making regular entries. So, I ask myself why this is? Well, for starters, I sometimes just forget to take pictures of the food that I make. It is not necessary to have a photo with a recipe, but oftentimes a picture can express more than words. I could tell you how good it is or just show you a picture that makes your mouth water!
Hmm… maybe another reason that I don’t make regular posts is because I feel kind of dorky writing stories prior to my recipes. I just want to say, “It is awesome! Make it and you will love it!”, The End. I personally never really read other peoples’ stories, so I don’t really want to write my own… Well, the solution I have come up with, is to just write random blog stories and let the recipes be what they are, just recipes!
Hope that works for you! We’ll see if it works for me, too! 