The TASTE of
september / october
My God, it’s already September. It feels like it was just January and we had only just started this year. There were all those jokes and memes about how January starts like this, then it’s February, March, and suddenly — boom — August. And back then it all seemed so far away. And now, somehow, we’re in September. Everybody is packing their kids off to school. Suddenly, the city is alive again. I mean, the change in Lyon was incredible. One day the streets are empty and boom. A few days later, there are people everywhere. The shops are full because everyone needs school supplies, new clothes, everything. Everyone is shopping for snacks.
It’s incredible how quickly everything changes. Although apparently, as I’m posting this on the 4th of September, they say a fourth wave of heat is coming. Hopefully not, because I don’t think anybody really wants that anymore. It already feels as though autumn is here. The nights are much cooler — 16, 17 degrees — although the days are, of course, still warm. And the mind is doing that funny September thing, slightly confused between the seasons. Because, on the other hand, the markets are still full of local peaches and nectarines, melons, raspberries and even strawberries. But then you start seeing the beans coming in, and the first autumn vegetables and fruits. The pears are at their best.
And I think this might actually be the most abundant time of the entire year when it comes to food. Everything somehow meets in one place: the abundance of summer and the abundance of autumn, all at once. The same goes for flowers. But slowly, the transition is happening. Then there will be October. You can already feel how much earlier the darkness arrives in the evening compared with just a month ago. So I’m still trying to enjoy these mornings when there is light when I wake up, because that will end soon enough. October will feel very, very different.
And yet, on the other side of all this, I’m really looking forward to these next months. At the end of September, there is a beautiful masterclass I’m hosting at La Manufacture Royale. Then, at the beginning of October, there is another one in Pommard. And at the end of October, another one in Latvia. Three or four days of cooking, wine, food, joie de vivre, meditation, markets — you know, everything. And, most importantly, incredible people all around.
That is really what these gatherings have become for me. A place where people meet. Where they discover each other, spend time together, talk, cook, eat, drink and laugh. And sometimes they even become friends afterwards. I think that might be the most magical thing of all. So today, on the 4th of September, I’m looking forward to these next two months and everything they will bring: beautiful meetings, food, classes, events, and simply celebrating all of it together. And I cannot wait to see some of you signing up for next year’s classes in Burgundy. Oh, that is going to be so beautiful. Another level. Those incredible wine and cheese masterclasses, tastings of old vintages, all the food, all the Burgundy magic — all of it is going to be there. I simply cannot wait.
RECIPE
Cookies Augustin
Sometimes we meet people for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. And sometimes we meet people simply because they really, really love our cookies. Augustin is one of those people I’ve been lucky enough to meet, and he happens to be very, very passionate about these cookies of mine. So every time I go to Paris, I try to bring some for him and his family. And, you know, it’s just that tiny bit of happiness you get from sharing food — especially when you know that someone genuinely loves what you make. It makes you happy to share. So yes, Augustin, these are for you. I know you’re most probably never going to bake them yourself. I’ll continue baking them for you — and everyone else. But I simply couldn’t name them anything else. Recipe
Travel
Paris addresses. September.
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Paris notes. Let’s just be clear – that bottle of champagne (incredible, by the way) was part of my 10 am rendez-vous (something I usually regret after a glass, but not yesterday), those tacos and co – an early dinner, coffees – everything to keep us walking all day, sweater – my new soon-to-be-bought item (winter is coming), and that cinnamon roll – a destination of ours in between meeting a friend, eating a late lunch snack and having a way-too-early dinner (train after). The heavy rain slapped our faces twice in one day, but nevertheless Paris was stunning. And in the right company, even more so.
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