Category: France
🇫🇷 Moselle - Balkan food at the market and La Table Alsacienne
On Saturday 3 October 2026, an Italian-style day, shared with Zlatan Ibrahimović, also born on 3 October. It’s also German Unity Day, a holiday in Germany. A 3 October to celebrate A day celebrated with a lovely Italian touch. Croatia and Serbia at the Stiring-Wendel market At lunch at the Stiring-Wendel market, Croatian and Serbian…
🇫🇷 Phalsbourg - Lahmacun at Dolce Pizza and Friday night
On Friday 2 October 2026, the end of the week. Today’s duels At lunch, a lahmacun at Dolce Pizza. And in the evening, no need to say it’s Friday: you can tell, the weekend is here.
🇫🇷 Lutzelbourg - Yufka at So Grill and a chorba
At the end of September 2026, two comforting meals. Chorba and yufka On 29 September, a chicken chorba soup. And on the 30th, trying yufka, the rolled Turkish flatbread, at So Grill in Lutzelbourg.
🇫🇷 Stiring-Wendel - Sokoli, the Balkan food truck at the market
On Saturday 26 September 2026, the morning market in Stiring-Wendel. Sokoli Balkan Grill & Market A great find at the market: Sokoli, a food truck specialising in Balkan food, with classics like ćevapi.
🇫🇷 Lutzelbourg - By the canal, and the migrating birds
On Wednesday 23 September 2026, the start of autumn. The canal and the birds A calm moment by the canal in Lutzelbourg. In the sky, migrating birds are already passing. Where do you think they’re going?
🇫🇷 Bischoffsheim - The gourmet walk through the Alsace vineyards
On Sunday 20 September 2026, European Heritage Days weekend, and off to Alsace. Heritage Days in Moselle For those staying in Moselle, I’d shared a selection of five must-see, photogenic places to discover that weekend. The Bischoffsheim gourmet walk Off to Bischoffsheim, at the foot of Mont Sainte-Odile, for the gourmet walk. The idea: a…
🇫🇷 Phalsbourg - Lahmacun at the Orient Express and Red Panda Day
On Wednesday 16 September 2026, it’s International Red Panda Day. Firefox’s red panda Did you know? The Firefox logo isn’t a fox but a red panda, today’s star. Lahmacun at the Orient Express And for lunch, a lahmacun, the thin Turkish pizza, at the Orient Express in Phalsbourg. The day before, it was a mozzarella…
🇫🇷 Paris - A last stroll, Rue Saint-Séverin and Gare de l’Est
On Monday 14 September 2026, the last day in Paris. Rue Saint-Séverin and home A last stroll in Paris, including Rue Saint-Séverin in the heart of the Latin Quarter, then off to Gare de l’Est for the trip back to Moselle.
🇫🇷 Paris - The Gastronomy Festival at Concorde and a rooftop facing the Eiffel Tower
On Sunday 13 September 2026, a big Parisian day. The International Gastronomy Festival On Place de la Concorde, the International Gastronomy Festival brings together cuisines from all over the world: Egypt’s stand with La Table des Pharaons, Korea with Coreewa (kimbap, Korean chicken), Uzbekistan and the Silk Road, and to-die-for Portuguese pastéis de nata. The…
🇫🇷 Paris - By ICE, octopus kebab and Belon oysters
On Saturday 12 September 2026, off for a weekend in Paris. ICE or TGV? For the journey, I prefer the German ICE to the TGV: there’s currywurst in the dining car. So, a French or a German train restaurant? Octopus kebab at Le Dürümier First foodie stop at Le Dürümier, known for its octopus kebab.…